unselect

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verb

To cancel a previous selection, especially by removing a mark from a tick box.

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deselect
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Meanings

verbunselect (third-person singular simple present unselects, present participle unselecting, simple past and past participle unselected)

present singular third person unselects · participle present unselecting · participle past unselected · past unselected

  1. transitivecomputingTo cancel a previous selection, especially by removing a mark from a tick box.
  2. transitiveTo reverse the previous selection of.

Synonyms & antonyms

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deselect
Also see
deselectuncheck

Origin

From un- + select.

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Translations

Finnish poistaa valinta
  • poistaa valintato cancel a previous selection
French désélectionner
  • désélectionnerto cancel a previous selection
Portuguese desselecionar
  • desselecionarto cancel a previous selection
Slovak odznačiť, odznačovať
  • odznačiťto cancel a previous selection
  • odznačovaťto cancel a previous selection
  • zrušiť výberto cancel a previous selection
  • rušiť výberto cancel a previous selection
Spanish deseleccionar, desmarcar
  • deseleccionarto cancel a previous selection
  • desmarcarto cancel a previous selection

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

unselect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unselect

MLA

“unselect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unselect. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unselect,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unselect.

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