diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/delete/delete.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/delete/delete.go
index 6276110dabc..6cdef2c2f72 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/delete/delete.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/delete/delete.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func NewCmdDelete(f cmdutil.Factory, streams genericiooptions.IOStreams) *cobra.
 			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Validate())
 			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.RunDelete(f))
 		},
-		SuggestFor: []string{"rm"},
+		SuggestFor: []string{"rm", "remove"},
 	}
 
 	deleteFlags.AddFlags(cmd)