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Synonyms for ditch

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

throw out get rid of dump abandon chuck drain trench moat

All synonyms

Verb

1. Dump — to discard or abandon; to stop associating with (someone)

dump, abandon, throw out, get rid of, leave, slough, jettison, lose, quit, junk, desert, discard, shed, forsake, strand, toss out, scrap, dispose of

Other

trench, chuck, drain, moat, dyke UK, channel

Noun

parapet, entrenchment, foss UK, fosse US

Antonyms

stand-by

All antonyms of ditch →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To discard or abandon; to stop associating with (someone).

    Why did you ditch your last boyfriend? He was so nice to you.

  2. n. 1

    A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

    The truck careered off the road into a ditch.

Related words

Phrases
ding-dong ditch ditch day ditch weed

Forms

Plural
ditches → parapets, entrenchments, fosses…
Past participle
ditched
e.g. ditched → dumped, abandoned, leaved, sloughed…

Example sentences

  • dump You were about to dump her flat out, weren't you?
  • abandon Many Armenians were forced to abandon their lands.
  • chuck Chuck Norris didn't die - death has Chuck-Norrised.
  • drain Ziri listened to the toilet doing its drain cycle.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
ditchsteady
dumpsteady
abandonsteady
chuckfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
lose1, quit1, shed1, dump1, junk1, dyke1, moat1, foss1
5 letters
leave1, chuck1, drain1, scrap1, fosse1
6 letters
desert2, strand1, trench1, slough1
7 letters
channel2, abandon3, discard2, forsake2, parapet3
8 letters
jettison3
12 letters
entrenchment3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (desert2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
laisser tomber
Deutsch
aufgeben
Català
deixar-ho córrer