REMOVING

Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Example: "Remove a threat"

• take  8
• withdraw  18

• depilate  11
• epilate  9
• harvest  13
• tip  5
• • stem  6
  • extirpate  18
  • enucleate  11
  • exenterate  17
  • enucleate  11
  • decorticate  16
  • bail  6
  • disinvest  13
  • divest  10
  • undress  8
  • ablate  8
  • clean  7
  • pick  12
  • clean  7
  • fan  6
  • winnow  12
  • pick  12
  • clear  7
  • clear up
  • muck  12
  • lift  7
  • lift  7
  • lift  7
  • tear away
  • tear off
  • take off
  • take out
  • pit  5
  • stone  5
  • seed  5
  • unhinge  11
  • shuck  14
  • hull  7
  • crumb  11
  • chip away
  • chip away at
  • burl  6
  • knock out
  • clean  7
  • scavenge  14
  • hypophysectomise
  • hypophysectomize
  • degas  7
  • husk  11
  • shell  8
  • bur  5
  • burr  6
  • clear away
  • clear off
  • flick  14
  • dismantle  12
  • clear  7
  • defang  11
  • debone  9
  • disembowel  18
  • draw  8
  • eviscerate  15
  • shell  8
  • shuck  14
  • detusk
  • tusk  8
  • dehorn  10
  • scalp  9
  • condense  11
  • bail out
  • bale out
  • leach  10
  • decalcify  20
  • detoxicate  20
  • detoxify  22
  • deionize  18
  • de-iodinate
  • decarbonise  16
  • decarbonize  25
  • decarburise  16
  • decarburize  25
  • decoke  13
  • delouse  8
  • ream  6
  • brush  10
  • wash  10
  • wash away
  • wash off
  • wash out
  • desorb  9
  • pull  6
  • demineralise  15
  • demineralize  24
  • eliminate  11
  • clear out
  • drive out
  • expectorate  22
  • carve out
  • defuse  10
  • dredge  9
  • wear away
  • wear off
  • amputate  12
  • cut off
  • eviscerate  15
  • resect  8
  • cream  9
  • cream off
  • skim  10
  • skim off
  • descale  10
  • scale  7
  • circumcise  18
  • undock  13
  • cut into
  • delve  9
  • dig  5
  • turn over
  • dig  5
  • excavate  20
  • hollow  12
  • lift out
  • scoop  9
  • scoop out
  • scoop up
  • draw out
  • extract  16
  • pull  6
  • pull out
  • rip out
  • take out
  • tear out
  • take out
  • unstring  9
  • string  7
  • wipe away
  • wipe off
  • bear away
  • bear off
  • carry away
  • carry off
  • unveil  9
  • take out
  • unpack  14
  • disburden  13
  • unburden  11
  • empty  12
  • discharge  16
  • offsaddle  17
  • unsaddle  10
  • cast  6
  • drop  7
  • shake off
  • shed  8
  • throw  11
  • throw away
  • throw off
  • dislodge  11
  • free  7
  • clean  7
  • aspirate  10
  • draw out
  • suck out
  • cancel  10
  • delete  7
  • lade  5
  • laden  6
  • ladle  6
  • spoon  7
  • gut  4
  • head  8
  • draw away
  • draw off
  • clean  7
  • draw  8
  • take out
  • draw  8
  • get out
  • pull  6
  • pull out
  • take out
  • leach  10
  • draw  8
  • draw  8
  • draw off
  • take out
  • withdraw  18
  • unfriend  12
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Remove from a position or an office

• unseat  6
• boot out
• drum out
• expel  14
• • kick out
  • oust  4
  • throw out
  • can  5
  • dismiss  10
  • displace  13
  • fire  7
  • give notice
  • give the axe
  • give the sack
  • sack  10
  • send away
  • terminate  11
  • drop  7
  • winkle out
  • invalid  11
  • bench  12
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Dispose of

Example: "Get rid of these old shoes!"

• get rid of

• cast aside
• cast away
• cast out
• chuck out
• • discard  11
  • dispose  10
  • fling  9
  • put away
  • throw away
  • throw out
  • toss  4
  • toss away
  • toss out
  • slough off
  • weed out
  • work off
  • cull  6
  • ditch  11
  • dump  9
  • unmuzzle  28
  • de-aerate
  • deaerate  9
  • decaffeinate  21
  • decarbonate  16
  • decerebrate  16
  • dechlorinate  18
  • defat  9
  • defibrinate  17
  • degrease  10
  • delist  7
  • delocalize  22
  • deoxygenate  23
  • destain  8
  • desulfurize  24
  • desulphurize  27
  • detick  13
  • devein  10
  • fettle  9
  • flesh  11
  • flense  9
  • kern  8
  • pith  9
  • unbridle  11
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Cause to leave

Example: "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

• move out
• take out

• clear  7
• estrange  9

Shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes

Example: "He removed his children to the countryside"

• transfer  11

• shift  11
• transfer  11

• exfiltrate

Stay away or leave

Example: "He absented himself"

• absent  8

Kill intentionally and with premeditation

Example: "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

• bump off
• dispatch  16
• hit  6
• off  9
• polish off
• slay  7

• burke  11
• execute  16

Get rid of something abstract

Example: "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"

• wash away
• untag