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Synonyms for jettison

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

throw out get rid of dump discard

All synonyms

Verb

1. Discard — to let go or get rid of as being useless or defective

discard, dump, throw out, get rid of, lose, junk, dispose of, ditch, chuck, toss out, cast away, cast aside, scrap, dispose, toss, chuck out slang

Noun

cast-off, throw-away

Antonyms

keep, embrace, retain

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective.

  2. n. 1

    Items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon to lighten the vessel.

    Deep-sea divers discovered centuries-old jettison resting on the sandy seafloor.

Forms

Plural
jettisons → cast-offs, throw-aways…
Past participle
jettisoned
e.g. jettisoned → discarded, dumped, lost, junked…

Example sentences

  • dump You were about to dump her flat out, weren't you?
  • discard We can't discard the possibility of an accident.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
jettisonrising
dumpsteady
discardrising

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

By length

4 letters
lose1, dump1, junk1, toss1
5 letters
chuck1, ditch1, scrap1
7 letters
dispose2, discard2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dispose2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
délester
Deutsch
entlasten