Synonyms of get rid of
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Another word for get rid of is scrap. Other synonyms of get rid of are dump, discard, shake, drop and pitch.
Synonyms and similar words for get rid of
verbTo rid oneself of; to cause oneself to be free of or released from.
- dispense with
- abolish
- discardTo throw away, to reject.
- dismiss
- ditch
- dropTo dispose or get rid of (something); to lose, to remove.
- loseTo shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
- remove
- shed
- shuck
- shakeTo lose, evade, or get rid of (something).
- junk
- 86
- binTo dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin.
- can
- cast asideSynonym of discard.
- cast off
- cast away
- chuckTo discard, to throw away.
- chuck awayTo discard, or throw away.
- chuck out
- dispose ofTo get rid of; to dispense with.
- dumpTo discard; to get rid of something one no longer wants.
- jettisonTo let go or get rid of as being useless or defective.
- pitchTo throw away; discard.
- scrapTo discard; to get rid of.
- shiftTo dispose of, remove.
- throw asideSynonym of discard.
- throw away
- throw outTo discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
- tossTo discard; to throw away.
- trash
Meaning of get rid of
- verb To rid oneself of; to cause oneself to be free of or released from.
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