deselect

[dee-si-lekt] / ˌdi sɪˈlɛkt /

VERB

dismiss

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depose discharge disqualify fire impeach let go oust recall retire sack suspend terminate

STRONG

ax boot bounce bump can cashier defrock depone displace drop furlough pension shelve unfrock unseat

WEAK

boot out disemploy disfrock give notice to give the ax give the gate give the heave-ho give walking papers give warning kick out lay off let out pink slip put away send packing shut out turn away wash out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin employ hire hold keep

STRONG

WEAK

accept appoint engage maintain preserve secure welcome

VERB

pink slip

Synonyms

WEAK

ax boot boot out bounce bump can cashier defrock depone depose discharge disemploy disfrock displace disqualify drop fire furlough give notice to give someone his or her walking papers give someone the ax give someone the gate give someone the pink slip give the ax give the gate give the heave-ho give walking papers give warning impeach kick out lay off let go let out oust pension put away recall release retire sack send packing shelve show someone the door shut out suspend terminate turn away unfrock unseat wash out

Example Sentences

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Frontier should have showed DiDonato the $428 fare first, along with an option to deselect checked luggage and an assigned seat if she wanted to lower her fare.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023

The Zoom account owner will need to manually deselect Zoom's on-by-default data sharing option after solving a pop-up maze of sub-menus.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2023

If you’re trying to get all your files out of Google’s clutches, go to the company’s Takeout site and deselect everything except “Drive.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2021

Be sure to deselect or clear all equations before graphing using the method mentioned above.

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

Frank Field, who saw off attempts by his own party to deselect him in the 1980s, said any kind of change would have real ramifications.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2015

deselect

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