DESELECT Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

deselect

verb

ˌdē-sə-ˈlekt

Definition of deselect

as in to refuse

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to he'll deselect any plan that doesn't put him in total control

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Recent Examples of deselect An Import All New Photos button is available, but there's no way to deselect all, which is sometimes useful. — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026 On a Mac, click on the Control Center, then click Screen Mirroring and deselect your iPad from the dropdown list. — Brenda Stolyar, Wired News, 10 May 2025 To turn off a specific filter, tap Filtered by again, then deselect it. — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2023 On the next page that appears, deselect the Autoplay previews while browsing on all devices option. — Chris Smith, BGR, 13 Nov. 2022 Occasionally, pathfinding might break and force us to deselect the entire party, select an individual character, and move them (after which pathfinding was fine again). — Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 26 Aug. 2020 Churchill himself was deselected in 1904 in an argument over free trade. — Ceylan Yeginsu, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deselect

Verb

Bansal, who refused to comment when contacted, has outlined his vision for Lenskart in the company’s latest quarterly presentation.

— Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Trump’s treatment of South Korea is not unique, having taken punitive measures against a slew of allies who refused to back his invasion of Iran.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of refuse

Verb

Ogunyemi rejects the notion that encouragement is merely a soft leadership practice that can’t be connected to measurable business outcomes.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Lucas was convicted of fatally shooting a 16-year-old girl who rejected his romantic advances and wounding two of her friends.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of reject

Verb

And while in some cases online classes can’t be ignored, the preference is that players attend in the classroom.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
The Republican Party has ignored the national debt every time Republican presidents have signed bills that have cut taxes on the wealthy.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of ignore

Verb

Farage did not give a victory speech after declining to attend the declaration, claiming police had warned of a campaign to disrupt it.

— Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
And the university, which declined an interview request about the new program, is not the first to offer content creation courses.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026