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
On a Mac, click on the Control Center, then click Screen Mirroring and deselect your iPad from the dropdown list.
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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
Click Edit and deselect the checkbox.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2020
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
Make sure to knock Frontier and Spirit out of the running by deselecting them on either of the search engines, as their service and extra fees will make the fare and flight too much hassle for the money.
—Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2018
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
Click Edit and deselect the checkbox.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2020
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
Make sure to knock Frontier and Spirit out of the running by deselecting them on either of the search engines, as their service and extra fees will make the fare and flight too much hassle for the money.
—Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deselect
Verb
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The Trump administration has tested the limits of this system by refusing to spend money that Congress had previously allocated.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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The film follows the young singer Seti, who refuses to accept the fact that women in Iran are not allowed to perform in public.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
Verb
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In response, Congress passed legislation seeking to limit a president's ability to wage war against Iran, which was again quickly rejected by Trump.—
Mariam Khan,
ABC News,
23 June 2025
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This can manifest into an AI tool that ends up rejecting qualified job candidates because it was trained on biased data.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Those who depend on freewheeling and shoot-from-the-hip strategies and tactics to address a crisis are ignoring or disregarding fundamental crisis management best practices that favor a calm, deliberate, and thoughtful approach.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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While Paladino’s nonsense was rightfully ignored, a letter from a member of the House majority to the AG may not be ignored, especially this AG, especially under this president.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025
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Iran's missile launches have declined, though officials have not explained.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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That provision alarmed Democratic lawmakers at a time when public districts large and small are seeing their enrollments decline as more Florida families choose charters, private schools or homeschool options.—
Kate Payne,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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“Deselect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deselect. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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