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
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Recent Examples of deselect
To turn it off, go to Settings > System > Power Saving, and deselect Use Power Saver for each title.
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PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
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
People will deselect brands that don’t.
—Jesper Brodin, TIME, 23 Jan. 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
Click Edit and deselect the checkbox.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2020
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
PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
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
People will deselect brands that don’t.
—Jesper Brodin, TIME, 23 Jan. 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
Click Edit and deselect the checkbox.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2020
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
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Bali Police spokesperson Ari Sandy refused to comment on the investigation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Senate refused to act on those plans last year, one of the few defeats suffered by the MAGA right.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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A day earlier, Iran rejected a 15-point proposal offered by American negotiators.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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In response to the lawsuit, a government lawyer argued that forcing USCIS to lift the pause on Al Ghoula’s application and others like it could result in swift denials, warning that the applications would probably be rejected because security vetting is incomplete.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Europeans are shrugging off these comments, if not ignoring them entirely.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Carla says her parents had no idea who might be behind the robberies and were surprised the thieves had ignored the millions of dollars’ worth of paintings.—
Jennifer Cannon,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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His parents declined to comment to reporters afterward.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The new listings, published Wednesday by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, cite factors such as warming ocean waters, melting sea ice and declining availability of food to sustain such species.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Deselect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deselect. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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