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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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

And that’s on top of allegedly deleting or compressing billions of logs that should have been preserved. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026

These negative feelings associated with politics only serve to highlight the positive reactions to deleting your social media. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026

However, because agentic systems can execute actions independently, an error can become a severe operational failure, such as authorizing fraudulent transactions or deleting mission-critical databases. — Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

González recommends deleting it immediately, running a security scan, keeping an eye on your transactions, and reporting the incident to your local consumer protection office or the police. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026

Following his arrest, Vance and his co-conspirators destroyed evidence by deleting phone messages and taking down the two websites, the plea agreement says. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026

Unlike a text, there’s no drafting, deleting or do-over. — Michelle Sobel, Fortune, 23 June 2026

Evelyne dos Santos Gonçalves, 29, a 25-year-old man and a 27-year-old man have also been accused of deleting digital content, the outlets reported, citing the Civil Police. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026

And even though Citi Bike’s age verification system has multiple components that could be used even without biometric screening and with quickly deleting any data collected, that didn’t matter. — Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026