Synonyms of deleting

deleting

verb

present participle of delete

as in canceling

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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

• canceling
• erasing
• removing
• censoring
• crossing (out)
• killing
• striking (out)
• stroking (out)
• editing (out)
• eliding
• scratching (out)
• eradicating
• expunging
• excising
• suppressing
• obliterating
• deleing
• clipping
• effacing
• blue-penciling
• x-ing (out)
• wiping out
• redacting
• shortening
• blotting out
• bleeping
• cutting
• rooting (out)
• silencing
• abbreviating
• cropping
• rubbing out
• laundering
• expurgating
• repressing
• cleaning (up)
• bowdlerizing
• blipping
• blacking out
• red-penciling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stetting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deleting

Last month, a judge blocked Iron Mountain from deleting or modifying the data. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026

Tome is also accused of intentionally deleting digital evidences, police said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2026

Continue reading … ‘HOW EMBARRASSING’ – 'Pod Save America' accused of temporarily deleting clip critical of Piker after ex-Biden staffer amplified it. — FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Opexus has received more than $50 million in federal contracts, according to a Bloomberg report, and has come under fire for lax cybersecurity standards after two of its employees were indicted for deleting and compromising government data. — Al Shaw, ProPublica, 11 Aug. 2026

Reduce the attack surface by deleting unnecessary data and limiting how long sensitive information is retained. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Designed to solve dorm room console storage struggles, this officially licensed 5TB Seagate Game Drive lets gamers vault their entire library without deleting titles. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026

Jonathan Thomas kept deleting text messages from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, assuming the couple's digital wedding invitation was spam. — Bryan West, USA Today, 18 July 2026

At the time, Grande confirmed the news by deleting Instagram posts with Alvarez and sharing some telling tweets. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 16 July 2026