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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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

An independent investigation found that the AI swarm found a way to secretly communicate and coordinated the unauthorized hack, editing and deleting its activity logs to avoid detection. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

When DseWiki’s moderators began deleting the pages in June, one agent posted a workaround to a backup page for the others to find, according to the researchers. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026

When the site’s moderator began deleting pages in June, the agents responded by creating backup pages to dodge the cleanup. — Reuters, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

Sometimes the issue can be resolved by deleting the phone from the vehicle, deleting the vehicle from the phone, and then pairing the devices once again. — John Paul, The Providence Journal, 4 Sep. 2026

Avoid rushing to pay a ransom or deleting potential evidence. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

No deleting, rereading, correcting grammar, or performing intelligence. — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

Callaway Golf and Good Good Golf are facing backlash after posting, then deleting, a controversial ad that depicted a man pushing a woman to the ground. — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

The rhetorical trick consists in deleting the principal from the sentence. — Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026