DESELECT Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

deselect

verb

ˌdē-sə-ˈlekt

Definition of deselect

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

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deselect

Verb

Since Tuesday's election, he's refused to acknowledge any responsibility, placing blame on the candidates.

— STEVEN SLOAN, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
All attuned to the issues that concern younger generations, who refuse to be stratified by shopworn political shibboleths.

— James D. Zirin, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of refuse

Verb

California voters have twice rejected ballot measures to abolish the death penalty, first in 2012 and again in 2016, and Newsom’s decision overrides the will of the courts and state laws that permit capital punishment.

— Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Voters, in 2024, narrowly rejected a half-cent local sales tax measure that was estimated to generate about $19 million annually.

— Victoria Le, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026