Synonyms of delete

delete

verb

di-ˈlēt 

as in to cancel

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it

the teacher deleted the last line of the student's essay, wisely sensing that it lessened the impact

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cancel
• erase
• remove
• censor
• cross (out)
• strike (out)
• kill
• scratch (out)
• stroke (out)
• blue-pencil
• edit (out)
• x (out)
• elide
• eradicate
• expunge
• obliterate
• dele
• suppress
• wipe out
• excise
• efface
• clip
• blot out
• shorten
• redact
• root (out)
• cut
• clean (up)
• launder
• abbreviate
• expurgate
• rub out
• bowdlerize
• repress
• silence
• crop
• bleep
• blip
• black out
• red-pencil

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of delete

The only thing that isn’t deleted is the search records, which are public government records. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026

The media newsletter Status on Monday night reported that Weiss praised the story during the network’s daily editorial meeting Monday, and directed that the headline mention El-Sayed had deleted tweets referencing the September 11 terrorist attacks. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026

The comment was deleted, and then his wife took to the comments section and posted a strikingly similar message. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

The content, which has since been deleted from the account, appears to be AI-generated, Facebook users said. — Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2026