filter out
Remove by screening
To filter out is to remove unwanted elements from a group or flow, keeping only what passes through: The software filters out spam before it reaches your inbox.
The phrase implies separation—something is blocked while the rest continues.
You can filter out noise, distractions, or irrelevant data.
Figuratively, the mind filters out information it deems unimportant.
Forcibly put an end to
- reduceMake smaller in degree
- attenuateReduce in force
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- cancelRevoke or terminate
dampen · muffle · eliminate · remove · clean up · isolate · screen · mask
exclude
Bar from participation
reject · omit · discard · cull · block · bar · extract · isolate · segregate · winnow
suppress
Forcibly put an end to
cancel · dampen · muffle · eliminate · remove · clean up · isolate · screen · mask · subtract
purify
Remove unwanted substances
clarify · distill · screen · separate · extract · refine · process · treat · decontaminate · clean
spam
Unsolicited bulk messages
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- moderateLessen intensity or preside
censor · blacklist · whitelist · flagged · automated · detect · remove · hide · suppress · mute
- exclusionexclude, excluded, banned, bans, eliminate
- tuning outignore, disregard, drift off, switch off, daydream
- focusfocus, concentration, attention, focal point, concentrate
- rejectionrejection, reject, denial, refuse, refusal
- revealreveal, disclose, expose, unmask, unveil
- scaling downscale down, scale back, cut back, dial back, ramp down
out, filter, filtered, filters, filtering, unfiltered, filterer, filterers, filterable