Synonyms for get rid of
Most common
throw out cast away remove dispose of rid shake abolish dispense with
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Remove
remove, dispose of, drop, throw out, cast away, lose, cast aside, waste, chuck, dump, shift, ditch, scrap, shed, discard, dismiss, jettison
2. Eliminate
do away with informal, eliminate, extinguish
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To rid oneself of; to cause oneself to be free of or released from.
I want to get rid of your influence over my life!
Example sentences
- remove Please remove that chair because it is in the way.
- rid If it means that much to you, I'll get rid of Tom.
- shake New GATT resolutions could create a real shake-up.
By length
- 3 letters
- rid1
- 4 letters
- lose1, drop1, shed1, dump1
- 5 letters
- waste1, shift1, shake1, chuck1, ditch1, scrap1, shuck1
- 6 letters
- remove2
- 7 letters
- dismiss2, abolish3, discard2
- 8 letters
- jettison3
- 9 letters
- eliminate4
- 10 letters
- extinguish3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (remove2 = 2 syllables).