Thesaurus:remove

Thesaurus

remove

English

Verb

Sense: to make smaller by removing something

Note: To decrease the number, reduce the quantity or lower the magnitude.

Synonyms

• abate
• bate
• deduct
• knock off
• remove
• subduct (rare)
• subtract    [⇒ thesaurus]
• take    [⇒ thesaurus]
• take away
• take off

Antonyms

• add    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• kick out    [⇒ thesaurus]
• unadd
• undress    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• diminish    [⇒ thesaurus]
• split    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:delete
• Thesaurus:diminish (to make smaller)

Further reading

• “38. nonaddition, subtraction” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “remove” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.