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Synonyms of remove

10 similar words · 3 opposite words

Another word for remove is subtract. Other synonyms of remove are deduct and take. The opposite of remove is place.

Synonyms and similar words for remove

verbMore synonyms

  • unstayTo expel; expulse; remove; release; rid.
  • abateTo demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure).
  • bateTo cut off, remove, take away.
  • deductTo take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.
  • knock offTo remove, as a discount or estimate.
  • subtractTo remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number.
  • takeTo remove.
  • take awayTo remove something and put it in a different place.
  • take offTo remove.
  • subduct rareTo remove; to deduct; to take away; to disregard.

Opposite of remove

verbAntonym(s) of “move something from one place to another”.

Meaning of remove

  1. verb To delete.
  2. verb To move from one place to another, especially to take away.
  3. verb To replace a dish within a course.

Full definition of remove

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Questions about synonyms of remove

What is another word for remove?
Remove has 10 synonyms on Word.ws, such as subtract, deduct and take.
What is the opposite of remove?
The opposite of remove is place.
What does remove mean?
Remove means to delete.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: remove (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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