Antonyms for delete
dɪˈlitdelete

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. deleteverb

   To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer.

   Synonyms:
   blue-pencil, scrub, erase, expunge, strike out, cross out, strike, cease existence, eliminate, remove, scrap, terminate, rub out, score, obliterate, cancel, squelch, scratch, exclude

   Antonyms:
   maintain

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. delete, cancelverb

   remove or make invisible

   "Please delete my name from your list"

   Synonyms:
   set off, edit, invalidate, scrub, strike down, blue-pencil, cancel, erase, scratch, call off, offset

2. erase, deleteverb

   wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

   "Who erased the files form my hard disk?"

   Synonyms:
   efface, edit, rub out, score out, wipe off, cancel, blue-pencil, wipe out, erase

3. edit, blue-pencil, deleteverb

   cut or eliminate

   "she edited the juiciest scenes"

   Synonyms:
   edit, edit out, cancel, blue-pencil, cut, redact, erase

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1. include

   Submitted by anonymous on January 5, 2021  

How to use delete in a sentence?

1. Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi:

   I know that you cannot delete many things from the final draft of the SDGs. So you can play with some words here and there, to be very practical and pragmatic, so we have to find strong allies in the governments - even for two or three words to be incorporated into it.

2. Chuzy:

   3 KEYS to a happy life ... CTRL+ALT+DEL. CONTROL your emotions, Look for an ALTERNATIVE, DELETE the past,and move on

3. Anonymous:

   Earth is 98 percent full. Please delete anyone you can.

4. White House:

   These new measures include provisions that make it harder for people to register to vote, curtail mail-in voting and early voting, and make it easier for state officials to simply delete your voter registration.

5. Trap Beckham:

   Had to delete everything due to the rules, it was epic for sure. If any videos surface it’s going viral. He danced the whole time. Nobody ever seen Obama like this before.

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