Synonyms of removing

removing

verb

present participle of remove

1

as in stripping

to rid oneself of (a garment)

I removed my coat as soon as I got inside

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stripping
• shedding
• peeling (off)
• putting off
• undressing
• doffing
• taking off
• kicking (off)
• dousing
• shrugging off
• husking
• disrobing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• donning
• throwing (on)
• slipping (into)
• wearing
• putting on
• clothing
• dressing
• rigging
• arraying
• suiting
• robing
• garbing
• attiring
• appareling
• bedecking

2

as in withdrawing

to take away from a place or position

he carefully removed the old manuscript from the shelf

Synonyms & Similar Words

• withdrawing
• pulling
• extracting
• drawing
• taking out
• dislodging
• clearing
• moving
• shifting
• cutting
• abstracting
• transferring
• displacing
• drawing off
• drawing out
• demounting
• transposing
• disturbing
• dislocating
• budging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• putting
• placing
• positioning
• mounting
• securing
• fixing
• setting
• clamping
• anchoring
• embedding
• hitching
• rooting
• implanting
• sticking
• mooring
• lodging
• setting up
• situating
• entrenching
• siting
• ingraining

3

as in relocating

to change the place or position of

please remove that chair to the other room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relocating
• transferring
• moving
• shifting
• transporting
• replacing
• displacing
• disturbing
• repositioning
• transposing
• carrying
• hauling
• conveying
• dislocating
• transmitting
• budging
• transplanting
• driving
• altering
• modifying
• supplanting
• lugging
• superseding
• carting
• toting
• revising
• reworking
• remaking
• varying
• revamping
• bearing
• remodeling
• redoing
• making over
• refashioning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• securing
• fixing
• stabilizing
• setting
• freezing
• anchoring
• mooring
• embedding
• implanting
• rooting
• lodging
• entrenching
• ingraining

4

as in dismissing

to let go from office, service, or employment

voters removed the racist selectman from office the first chance they got

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissing
• sacking
• retiring
• releasing
• firing
• terminating
• discharging
• axing
• bouncing
• mustering out
• canning
• turning off
• trimming
• separating
• pink-slipping
• downsizing
• showing (someone) the door
• cashiering
• sending packing
• laying off
• excessing
• unseating
• furloughing
• kicking out
• drumming (out)
• booting (out)
• chucking (out)
• throwing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retaining
• employing
• hiring
• engaging
• keeping
• signing (up or on)
• taking on
• contracting
• recruiting
• rehiring
• reemploying
• subcontracting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of removing

However, the debate in Europe is not about completely removing the EU AI Act. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026

In recent weeks, SOUTHCOM has also released several videos showing military personnel intercepting and boarding vessels allegedly involved in narco-trafficking before removing their crews and sinking the boats. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

After public outcry, Orange County paused herbicide spraying in flood channels countywide while officials evaluate the safest procedures for removing vegetation. — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

The steps are often subtle and include several House GOP candidates removing mentions of the president from their websites. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2026

Arévalo should have rallied the public to pressure Congress to pass the law removing Porras, Pérez said. — Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

What happened is the Department of Transportation approved hundreds of Citi Bikes for Forest Hills and placed them seemingly overnight, removing more parking spaces. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026

Water filtration is an easy option for backpackers but is less effective at removing viruses. — Elaine Reno, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026

The real frontier is removing the human latency between seeing a problem and solving it, and that’s exactly what agentic AI can help make possible. — Devendra Rajput, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026