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❎ To remove selection 🚫 To remove from group
to unselect

to unselect

4.9
To remove someone from a group of chosen people, for example a team
  • verb
  • /ˌʌn.sɪˈlɛkt/
translation icon : deseleccionar
  • unselected cohort
  • unselected child

Synonyms

to take out
vsto unselect
948 1.9

To remove something from a place or container

is specifically about removing from a picked list rather than any context
to eliminate
vsto unselect
354 3.4

Remove someone or something from a competition so they are no longer in it

is used for removing from lists as well as ending contest involvement
to weed out
vsto unselect
37 3.8

To remove unwanted people or things from a group

removes from a picked list without implying undesirability
to winnow out
vsto unselect
1 7.1

Remove people or things from a group because they are not suitable

focuses on removing from a list rather than broad consideration
to deselect
vsto unselect
  • Jargon
5.8

To remove someone from a list of chosen candidates

is used mainly for teams or competitions rather than organizational posts
to uncast
vsto unselect
  • Jargon
9.1

To remove an actor from a play or film

applies to lists generally, not only performance ensembles

Antonyms

to select
823 2.5

To choose someone or something from a group

Surface Forms

unselect infinitive
unselected past
unselected past participle
unselecting present participle
unselects third person singular

Morphology

unselect = select (transparent) = un + select

The negative prefix 'un-' added to the verb 'select' straightforwardly indicates reversal of the selecting action.

Etymology

Unselect is made of the small part un- meaning 'not' or 'remove' and select meaning 'choose'. So to unselect a player or item is to take them out of the chosen group.