DELETION Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

deletion

noun

di-ˈlē-shən

Definition of deletion

as in omission

something left out one of the deletions from the final cut of the movie turned out to be my one line of dialogue

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Recent Examples of deletion Power poles and brick walls get one-click deletion from an Airbnb listing. — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 The sound system has been simplified in the name of weight, the rear seats and acoustic insulation have been removed, and the deletion of drive modes and assistance systems reduced the number of controls on the steering wheel. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 10 Sep. 2026 Each of us likely differs from it at millions of bases in our genome, and most of us probably carry some combinations of insertions, deletions, duplications, and flipped sequences. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026 The default time for storing images before deletion, currently 30 days, will drop to a week. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deletion

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omission

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Responses may contain errors, omissions, or outdated information and should not be relied upon as authoritative.

— Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
There were no cognitive tasks researchers routinely go for in brain studies, but there was a purpose behind this omission.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026

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