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Another word for remove

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• verb (Context 1)

To take away or move something from the position or place it occupies.

Usage Example

"Please detach your shoes before walking across the newly polished wooden floor."

Strongest
detach
extract
Strong
withdraw
dislodge
clear
doff

• verb (Context 2)

To eliminate, abolish, or get rid of an obstacle, stain, or unwanted condition.

Usage Example

"The updated software patch is designed to eliminate security vulnerabilities across the network."

Strongest
eliminate
eradicate
erase
Strong
delete
abolish
purge
expunge

• verb (Context 3)

To dismiss or discharge someone from an official position, office, or role.

Usage Example

"The board of directors voted to dismiss the treasurer following the financial audit."

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dismiss
oust
Strong
depose
discharge
unseat
eject

• noun (Context 4)

A degree of distance, separation, or difference from a specified point, origin, or condition.

Usage Example

"Watching the archival footage allows historians to examine the event at a safe distance of several decades."

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distance
separation
Strong
detachment
interval
gap

• noun (Context 5)

A step or degree in genealogical descent separating relatives of different generations.

Usage Example

"Genealogists traced their shared ancestry back to a common great-grandparent at two removes."

Strong
degree
step
generation

• verb (Context 6)

To move or relocate to a different place to live or work (used intransitively or reflexively).

Usage Example

"After retiring from the university, the professor removed to a quiet coastal village in Maine."

Strongest
relocate
move
Strong
migrate
transfer

Opposites of remove

Looking for antonyms? The opposite of remove varies depending on the context. Here are a few common opposites:

appoint
place
add
closeness
introduce
remain
proximity
hire
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