Synonyms of deletes

deletes

verb

present tense third-person singular of delete

as in cancels

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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

• cancels
• erases
• removes
• censors
• kills
• strikes (out)
• crosses (out)
• elides
• strokes (out)
• edits (out)
• scratches (out)
• eradicates
• obliterates
• suppresses
• blue-pencils
• expunges
• effaces
• clips
• shortens
• deles
• excises
• wipes out
• x's (out)
• blots out
• roots (out)
• abbreviates
• redacts
• launders
• rubs out
• silences
• represses
• crops
• cleans (up)
• cuts
• expurgates
• bleeps
• red-pencils
• blips
• bowdlerizes
• blacks out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stets

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deletes

Codify a rule stating that when an issuer deletes or consolidates a narrative risk factor to make room for precise financial mapping, that cleanup cannot be introduced as evidence of a material omission. — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Disney deletes all biometric numerical values within 30 days, except in cases where the data must be maintained for legal or fraud-prevention purposes. — Brady MacDonald, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2026

Disney deletes all data within 30 days except in cases where it must be maintained for legal or fraud-prevention purposes. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026

Carrie makes the internal transfer on the system, moving me from my old role to my new one, ‘accidentally’ deletes the job listing from the website, and then rescues my employee profile from the digital abyss. — Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026

If the option appears, then click Delete and Report Spam, which sends the report to Apple and deletes the message. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Mar. 2026

His amendment to the bill deletes any mention of breaching the dam, although that action would remain an option for a new 19-member advisory board, made up of state officials and local residents, to consider, Brodeur said. — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026

The new method basically deletes climate change from the whole equation, which makes El Niño easier to spot. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026

The president posts, and 12 hours later, deletes an overtly racist video of Barack and Michelle Obama. — ABC News, 8 Feb. 2026