1
as in to shed
to rid oneself of (a garment)
I removed my coat as soon as I got inside
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in to withdraw
to take away from a place or position
he carefully removed the old manuscript from the shelf
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in to relocate
to change the place or position of
please remove that chair to the other room
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
4
as in to dismiss
to let go from office, service, or employment
voters removed the racist selectman from office the first chance they got
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in distance
the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects
their farm is just a remove of two miles from the town center
Synonyms & Similar Words
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 remove
Michael Loria, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Adding or removing pieces as temperatures shift helps keep you comfortable in the park from rope drop until the evening fireworks.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
James M. McGuire, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
As a younger man, Bowie had explored the end with unusual wisdom, albeit from the safe remove of a fictional proxy.
—Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for remove
Verb
No training requirements have been removed.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Adding or removing pieces as temperatures shift helps keep you comfortable in the park from rope drop until the evening fireworks.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
The amendment put the judges at a remove from the political fray.
—James M. McGuire, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
As a younger man, Bowie had explored the end with unusual wisdom, albeit from the safe remove of a fictional proxy.
—Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for remove
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remove
Verb
-
The lifts have stopped for the day and skiers have shed their Bogner gear by the roaring central fire.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
-
Johnson’s administration and Burke’s team had discussed the executive order via email and phone calls before the announcement, according to records obtained by the Tribune via a Freedom of Information Act request that shed more light on the rare public disagreement.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
By April, Kabila’s new government was persuaded by the IMF and the World Bank to withdraw from the contract with Gertler after only eight months.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
-
Lupel continued working to get Dotson’s rape conviction overturned until withdrawing as his attorney in 1986.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
The duo met as teenagers at a dance competition and began dating in high school before relocating to Los Angeles together in 2015 to pursue dance careers.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
-
Students who were already on campus were relocated and busses on the way to school were redirected and classes canceled for the day so police could investigate.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
Marty Singer, attorney for the spouses at the time, dismissed the controversy.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
-
Yesterday, Judge Aran Subramanian dismissed some portions of the suit but allowed other claims to proceed in the DOJ’s efforts to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
Sprint races, which are one-third of the normal grand prix distance were first introduced in 2021 as a way to add more of a spectacle to race weekends, with three sprints held that season and in 2022.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
-
Once the blocks and spires of Palma faded into the distance, the 25-minute drive from the airport took me past crumbling homes, fields of curious farm animals, and not a soul in sight for miles at a time.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
Fine should be censured & stripped of committees.—
MARIANA ALFARO THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
-
They may be cut off from financial resources, disowned, or stripped of personal property and communal safety nets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
Other technologies that could be phased out include waste heat recovery systems that pull heat from the car’s engine to the interior, solar reflective surface coating and high efficacy exterior lights.—
Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
-
McIlroy got a four at the par-five first to pull even with the leaders, who both birdied it themselves 10 minutes later to move to 13 under.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
Montage founder, Alan Fuerstman, personally moves into every new property for its first month of operations to ensure the brand’s signature five-star service is up to snuff.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
-
The players could feel the former United and Wales winger starting to move up the gears.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Remove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remove. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
