Synonyms of deselect

deselect

verb

ˌdē-sə-ˈlekt 

as in to refuse

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

he'll deselect any plan that doesn't put him in total control

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refuse
• reject
• ignore
• decline
• avoid
• deny
• dismiss
• pass
• pass up
• withdraw
• turn down
• disapprove
• spurn
• veto
• forbid
• repudiate
• balk (at)
• throw over
• negative
• throw out
• dispute
• nix
• prohibit
• overrule
• reprobate
• turn one's back on
• proscribe
• scout
• refrain (from)
• rebuff
• disavow
• retract
• renounce
• revoke
• shoot down
• disdain
• blow off
• abstain (from)
• forbear
• stick
• recall
• disallow
• scorn
• take back
• contradict
• disown
• abjure
• disclaim
• forswear
• unsay
• bypass
• recant
• gainsay
• refute
• negate
• backtrack
• disprove
• disagree (with)
• rebut
• controvert
• back down
• renege
• back off
• detour

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accept
• agree (to)
• approve
• receive
• tolerate
• take
• select
• condone
• adopt
• swallow
• choose
• welcome
• embrace
• agree
• consent
• acquiesce
• countenance
• accede
• assent
• support
• espouse
• handpick

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deselect

An Import All New Photos button is available, but there's no way to deselect all, which is sometimes useful. — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026

On a Mac, click on the Control Center, then click Screen Mirroring and deselect your iPad from the dropdown list. — Brenda Stolyar, Wired News, 10 May 2025

To turn off a specific filter, tap Filtered by again, then deselect it. — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2023

On the next page that appears, deselect the Autoplay previews while browsing on all devices option. — Chris Smith, BGR, 13 Nov. 2022

Occasionally, pathfinding might break and force us to deselect the entire party, select an individual character, and move them (after which pathfinding was fine again). — Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 26 Aug. 2020

Churchill himself was deselected in 1904 in an argument over free trade. — Ceylan Yeginsu, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2019