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removes

VERB

lift or move object; take off, away

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolish clear away cut out delete discard discharge dismiss eliminate erase evacuate expel extract get rid of oust pull out raise separate ship take out transfer transport withdraw

STRONG

abstract amputate depose detach dethrone dislodge displace disturb doff efface eject expunge junk purge relegate shed skim unload unseat uproot

WEAK

carry away carry off cart off dig out do away with rip out strike out take down tear out throw out wipe out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept add allow continue employ engage hire hold include insert keep load permit put in ratify remain retain welcome

STRONG

combine fill put on unite

WEAK

fix give birth place plant sow stay

VERB

do away with; kill

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clear away dispose of eliminate eradicate erase exclude get rid of take out

STRONG

assassinate drag efface execute expunge exterminate extirpate liquidate murder obliterate purge scratch sterilize waste

WEAK

blot out do in drag down take down wipe out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept add include keep welcome

STRONG

bear build construct create preserve save

WEAK

fix give birth place plant remain sow stay

Example Sentences

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This year’s list also removes about 10 businesses that were on prior lists that the Pentagon said no longer qualified as Chinese military entities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The BBC understands that the trust has since installed equipment that removes nitrous oxide from the air.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Evaporation removes heat from the ocean in much the same way sweat cools the human body.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Since he never removes pages from his sketchbooks, some restaurant drawings in his sketchbooks were scanned, printed on thick paper and displayed on diner tables as “placemats.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

He carefully removes my other Not-Timb, slips his left Nike on, and ties it too.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas