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deselecting

verb

present participle of deselect
as in refusing
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 Synonyms for deselecting
  1. refusing
  2. rejecting
  3. declining
  4. ignoring
  5. avoiding
Verb
  • The news comes amid ongoing tensions as the war in Iran persists, with Trump refusing a deal with Iran to open the Strait as recently as Saturday, impacting the world's oil supply.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In September 1644, Suffolk housewife Thomasine Stott was arrested for refusing to go to her state church.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of refusing
Verb
  • The former special counsel also cited former Vice President Mike Pence, who refused to go along with a plan to overturn the results of the 2020 election by rejecting the electoral votes of battleground states that Biden won.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Throughout this same time, Rasheed Wallace and Jerry Stackhouse also continued to wear the Air Force 1 High sneakers while playing in the NBA — rejecting modern technology in favor for in-game footwear that was already two decades old.
    — Olivia Cigliano, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of rejecting
Verb
  • Compared to the rapidly declining number of referrals from traditional search engines — which once numbered in the tens of millions — these AI clicks are a tiny drop in the bucket.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026
  • North Central President Abiódún Gòkè-Paríolá said he was thrilled by the enrollment numbers, especially as colleges across the country are grappling with a declining high school graduate population.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of declining
Verb
  • After years of ignoring how Florida seniors were victimized with the help of these machines, the Florida Legislature finally passed a new crypto ATM law.
    — Mike Ryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Keeping humanity at the center of business does not mean ignoring profit.
    — Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of ignoring
Verb
  • The growing range of treatment options marks a shift from seeking a cure to focusing on avoiding the disease entirely.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
  • These are the transition costs buried inside the transformation of our energy and food systems, of avoiding those future degrees of warming.
    — Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of avoiding
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“Deselecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deselecting. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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