Synonyms and antonyms of To remove something in British Thesaurus

remove (verb)

to take something or someone away from a place

sweep away ()

to destroy or to completely remove something

take off ()

to remove something, especially a piece of clothing

clear (verb)

to remove people or things from a place where they are not wanted

weed out ()

to remove a person or thing that is not suitable or good enough, especially from a group or collection

dislodge (verb)

to force something out of its position or out of the position where it is fixed

flush out ()

to remove something by pouring a lot of water through the place where it is

get out ()

to remove something that is inside or mixed with something else

take (verb)

to remove something

extract (verb)

formal to remove something from a particular place

abstract (verb)

formal to remove something from somewhere

break off ()

if you break a piece off something, you remove it from the main part

brush (verb)

to remove something by moving your hands quickly over a surface

clear (verb)

to remove something that is blocking a place such as a road or passage

de-ice (verb)

to remove the ice from something such as a plane or the windscreen of a car

displace (verb)

to force something out of its position or space

expel (verb)

formal to force something out of a container or someone’s body

expunge (verb)

very formal to remove something completely, especially from a written record

filter (verb)

to pass something through a filter to remove particular things contained in it

filter out ()

to remove something that is not wanted using a filter

filter out ()

to remove things from a group

peel (verb)

to remove something from the surface of something else, especially by taking one end or side and pulling it up

roll back ()

to remove something, or to reduce the influence of something

sift out ()

to remove one part of something

skim (verb)

to remove a substance that is floating on the surface of a liquid

spirit (verb)

to take someone or something away suddenly but without being noticed

steam off ()

to remove something from a surface using steam

strip (verb)

to remove everything useful from a room or a vehicle

subtract (verb)

to take away a small part of something

take out ()

to remove something from a pocket, bag etc

unblock (verb)

to remove something that is blocking a pipe, tube etc

whip (verb)

to remove something or take something from somewhere very fast

winkle out ()

to try to make someone or something leave a place

withdraw (verb)

formal to take something out of something else