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

This may mean removing an abusive parent as their guardian and establishing another relative or foster parent in place of the parent. — Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

Before the building is sold or used for secular purposes, church officials take great care when removing the religious items inside, said Jacob Preciado, director of asset management for the archdiocese. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Even a mandate as simple as removing racist or demeaning school mascots has depended more on districts’ voluntary compliance than force. — David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

Soil removal is effective at removing contaminants but is quite expensive. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Second, build regular one-on-one check-ins where the goal is removing blockers, not just verifying attendance. — Adithyan Rk, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

The Biden administration had appointed that coordinator in the Office for Civil Rights in 2023 to address book bans in schools and provide guidance on when removing books from school libraries might violate civil rights. — Alex H. Poole, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

Hoffenheim's Andrej Kramaric scored the club's 1,000th Bundesliga goal, and Alexander Prass was sent off after removing his shirt to celebrate his goal while already booked. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

The takeaway here is that removing debris from orbit requires careful planning. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026