Remove

/ɹɪˈmuːv/

Synonyms for "remove" (733 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (147)

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breakbumpbump offbustcalibercancarrycarry awaycarry offcart awaycashiercastcast asidecast awaycast offcast outchuckchuck outclean outcleansecleanse awayclearclear awayclear offclear outclear the deckscommitcompassconductcurtailcutcut outdeconsecratedecreasedeductdeep sixdeep-sixdefecatedefenestratedefrockdegradedegreedeletedeliverdelocalizedemotedenudatedenudedeplete
Noun(39 words)
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cartscashieringcashiersclear definitionclear descriptionclear englishclear explanationclear online community guidelinesclear spaceclearingconfiscatingcorecrosscullcullscurfew order lifteddelete statementdeletingdenuding
Adjective(5 words)
abstract performance metricclear educational valueclear goalsclear graphclear processes

Strong matches (220)

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Noun(35 words)
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Adjective(2 words)
detachedempty void

Related words (366)

lay barelay offlay openleachleaplessenlet golet outlevelliberateliquidatelooseloosenmake a spacemake redundantmanhandlemarkmassacremeasuremine
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movemurdernotchnuanceobliterateobtrudeoustoutlawoverthrowpartpart withpaspegpensionpension offperiodphasepick outpitchplaneplateaupluckpluck outpluck uppointproportionpullpull outpull uppurgepurge awaypurifyput asideput offput outquarryquitraiserakerake outrangeratioreachread out ofreducerefinerejectreleaserelocateremove from officereplacereprieveretireretreatretrenchridrip outroot outroot uproundrub awayrub offrub outrungsackscalescopescourscour outscrapesendseparateseparate forciblyseparationset apartset asideset at intervalsshadeshadowshaveshearshedshiftshipshortenshuntsideskimslaughterslayslip out ofsloughsnatchspacespace outstairstandardstepstep outstep out ofstintstrikestrike offstrike outstripstrip barestrip of officestrip of ranksubductsubtractsuperannuatesupplantsurplussuspendsweepsweep awaysweep outtake awaytake fromtake offtake outtear outthinthin outthrow awaythrow offthrow outthrow overthrow overboardthrust outtoss outtoss overboardtransfertransplanttransporttreadturn offturn outunbarunbindunboltunbuckleunbuttonunchainunchurchunclaspuncloakuncloguncoveruncrownundounearthunfastenunfetterunfoulunfrockunglueunlaceunlatchunleashunlockunlooseunloosenunravelunsaddleunseatunsheatheunstickunstrapunthroneuntieunveilunwrapuprootvacatevanishventvoidwastewear awayweedweed outweigh anchorwipe offwipe outwithdrawwrestwrest out
Noun(64 words)
liftingliftsloblopsminusesmopmore applied pullmuckingnixesnixingnukeomit completelyomit place value lessonspart of a documentpeelpeel offpeelspluckingpruningpull out of
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Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: take, take away, take off, withdraw, abandon.
  • Sentence evidence is available for remove, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
  • Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, moby, and related lexical sources.

Synonym selection checklist

  • Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
  • Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
  • Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "remove".
  • Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "remove"

Keep "remove" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.

If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.

Replacement workflow

1. Preserve meaning

Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "remove" intact in the sentence you are editing.

2. Tune tone

Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.

3. Re-read context

Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.

Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.

Final fit check

After choosing a replacement for "remove", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.

If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "remove" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

18 entries

Showing 16 of 18 words.

More specific

7 entries

Collocations

5 entries
clutter removalobstacle removalremoval processshoe removalstain removal

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

4 entries

Translations

129 translations across 64 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • verwyder verb (to take away)

Albanian

2 entries
  • fshi verb (to take away)
  • hiq verb (to take away)

Arabic

4 entries
  • أَخْرَجَ verb (to take away)
  • أَزَالَ verb (to take away)
  • جَذَبَ verb (to take away)
  • نَقَلَ verb (to take away)

Aromanian

1 entries
  • scot verb (to take away)

Basque

1 entries
  • kendu verb (to take away)

Bikol Central

2 entries
  • hali verb (to take away)
  • tangkas verb (to take away)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • отстранявам verb (to take away)

Catalan

3 entries
  • llevar verb (to take away)
  • retirar verb (to take away)
  • treure verb (to take away)

Central Kurdish

2 entries
  • جولاندن verb (to take away)
  • لابردن verb (to take away)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 消除 verb (to take away)
  • 除去 verb (to take away)

Czech

2 entries
  • odebrat verb (to take away)
  • odstranit verb (to take away)

Dalmatian

1 entries
  • scutro verb (to take away)

Danish

1 entries
  • fjerne verb (to take away)

Dutch

2 entries
  • verwijderen verb (to take away)
  • weghalen verb (to take away)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • forigi verb (to take away)
  • forpreni verb (to take away)

Finnish

3 entries
  • ottaa verb (to take away)
  • poistaa verb (to take away)
  • siirtää verb (to take away)

French

2 entries
  • enlever verb (to take away)
  • ôter verb (to take away)

Friulian

3 entries
  • eliminâ verb (to take away)
  • jevâ verb (to take away)
  • rimovi verb (to take away)

Galician

2 entries
  • extraer verb (to take away)
  • quitar verb (to take away)

German

1 entries
  • entfernen verb (to take away)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌿𐍃𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 verb (to take away)

Greek

1 entries
  • βγάζω verb (to take away)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • הסיר verb (to take away)

Hindi

2 entries
  • अलग करना verb (to take away)
  • हटाना verb (to take away)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • elmozdít verb (to take away)
  • eltávolít verb (to take away)
  • elvesz verb (to take away)
  • elvisz verb (to take away)

Irish

1 entries
  • scaoil verb (to take away)

Italian

4 entries
  • allontanare verb (to take away)
  • asportare verb (to take away)
  • eradicare verb (to take away)
  • estirpare verb (to take away)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 取り去る verb (to take away)
  • 移す verb (to take away)
  • 退ける verb (to take away)
  • 除く verb (to take away)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • аластау verb (to take away)

Khmer

1 entries
  • យកចេញ verb (to take away)

Korean

1 entries
  • 치우다 verb (to take away)

Latin

3 entries
  • adimō verb (to take away)
  • auferō verb (to take away)
  • removeō verb (to take away)

Latvian

2 entries
  • aizvākt verb (to take away)
  • noņemt verb (to take away)

Lingala

1 entries
  • botola verb (to take away)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • šalinti verb (to take away)

Maltese

1 entries
  • neħħa verb (to take away)

Māori

2 entries
  • karokaro verb (to take away)
  • tauwehe verb (to take away)

Norwegian

2 entries
  • fjerne verb (to take away)
  • ta bort verb (to take away)

Occitan

2 entries
  • levar verb (to take away)
  • traire verb (to take away)

Old English

1 entries
  • āfierran verb (to take away)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • گوتورمك verb (to take away)

Persian

1 entries
  • برداشتن verb (to take away)

Polabian

1 entries
  • afstöŕăl verb (to take away)

Polish

4 entries
  • odejmować verb (to take away)
  • odjąć verb (to take away)
  • usunąć verb (to take away)
  • usuwać verb (to take away)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • remover verb (to take away)
  • retirar verb (to take away)
  • tirar verb (to take away)

Quechua

1 entries
  • hurquy verb (to take away)

Romanian

2 entries
  • scoate verb (to take away)
  • îndepărta verb (to take away)

Romansch

1 entries
  • allontanar verb (to take away)

Russian

2 entries
  • убира́ть verb (to take away)
  • устраня́ть verb (to take away)

Sanskrit

2 entries
  • जिहर्ति verb (to take away)
  • हरति verb (to take away)

Sardinian

4 entries
  • iscotare verb (to take away)
  • istejare verb (to take away)
  • istesare verb (to take away)
  • trancire verb (to take away)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • livari verb (to take away)

Slovene

2 entries
  • odstraniti verb (to take away)
  • odstranjevati verb (to take away)

Spanish

3 entries
  • detraer verb (to take away)
  • quitar verb (to take away)
  • remover verb (to take away)

Swedish

2 entries
  • avlägsna verb (to take away)
  • ta bort verb (to take away)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • alisin verb (to take away)
  • tanggalin verb (to take away)

Telugu

2 entries
  • తీయు verb (to take away)
  • తొలగించు verb (to take away)

Thai

2 entries
  • ถอด verb (to take away)
  • ลบ verb (to take away)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • rutk- verb (to take away)

Turkish

3 entries
  • kaldırmak verb (to take away)
  • uzaklaştırmak verb (to take away)
  • çıkarmak verb (to take away)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • віднести́ verb (to take away)
  • відноси́ти verb (to take away)
  • усу́нути verb (to take away)
  • усува́ти verb (to take away)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • chuyển đi verb (to take away)
  • dọn đi verb (to take away)

Walloon

1 entries
  • rissaetchî verb (to take away)

Zazaki

1 entries
  • wedaren verb (to take away)

Sample sentences

38 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Please remove your shoes before entering the house.

Source: tatoeba (18098)

Please remove the mud from your shoes.

Source: tatoeba (18115)

Are we to remove our shoes before entering the house?

Source: tatoeba (24135)

For safety purposes, remove the plastic casing before use.

Source: tatoeba (28480)

Showing 4 of 38 available sentences.

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "remove"?

Closest matches include take, take away, take off, withdraw, abandon.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "remove"?

Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.

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