REMOVING Synonyms: 142 Similar and Opposite Words

removing

verb

present participle of remove

as in stripping

to rid oneself of (a garment) I removed my coat as soon as I got inside

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as in withdrawing

to take away from a place or position he carefully removed the old manuscript from the shelf

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as in relocating

to change the place or position of please remove that chair to the other room

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as in dismissing

to let go from office, service, or employment voters removed the racist selectman from office the first chance they got

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Recent Examples of removing By removing the liquid filling stage entirely and accelerating the subsequent chemical formation and aging protocols, the production timeline for these steps is shortened by two-thirds. —

Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026 Make 4- to 6-inch-long cuttings by sipping off the ends of the shoots and removing a few bottom leaves. —

Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026 Driggs noted a provision in Sawyer’s draft that would block NCDOT from removing the I-77 project from the state transportation improvement program or otherwise changing its position on that list until January when the department is already planning to review the list and reprioritize. —

Nicholas Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026 Last Thursday, an internal memo from the center’s Office of General Counsel and obtained by Politico directed staff to begin removing references to Trump from everything, from communication and promotional materials to signage. —

Philip Wang, Time, 13 June 2026 The official said the 60-day period after both sides sign the deal would be used to work out technical details for removing Iran's enriched uranium. —

Arkansas Online, 13 June 2026 Android Strategy Reverses Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Decision Competing Android manufacturers, including Samsung and Google, are removing entry-level storage configurations to accommodate price increases across flagship smartphone portfolios. —

Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 Then, in a pre-dawn operation, the laborers draped the scaffolding in tarpaulin, before removing the giant metallic letters. —

Frank Langfitt, NPR, 13 June 2026 After a day of legal maneuvers and thunderstorms, workers began the process in the early morning hours of removing the letters spelling out the Republican president’s name from the facade of the iconic performing arts venue. —

Steven Sloan, Fortune, 13 June 2026

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Diehard Knicks fan and Academy Award nominee Timothée Chalamet went topless after the game after stripping off his jacket and shirt with his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, looking on.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 11 June 2026
The two had met in March through a website used for escort and stripping services, according to a court affidavit, and investigators alleged Dale paid Rylaarsdam more than $11,000 during the course of several weeks to talk to him and perform acts of bondage at his home.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026