DITCH Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈdich

Definition of ditch

as in trench

a long narrow channel dug in the earth after skidding on the ice, our car went right into the ditch

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verb

as in to dump

to end a usually intimate relationship with ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior

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as in to discard

to get rid of as useless or unwanted we ditched the old table at the town dump

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Recent Examples of ditch

Noun

Colorado State Patrol The Kenworth collided with the left side of the International trailer, overturning the trailer into an irrigation ditch on the south side of the roadway. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 The toxic mix of oil and an underground water called brine, several times saltier than the ocean, poured into a ditch along Petrolia Lane and crept toward an unnamed stream. — Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Verb

The actress decided to ditch part of her wardrobe — which led to a surprising response from McMahon. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026 For the ceremony, the bride and groom ditched their uniforms for formalwear. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ditch

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditch

Noun

Last night, Gerber continued her love affair with the do-everything, go-anywhere little black dress, wearing a knee-length slip beneath an oversized khaki trench.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Both sides have consequently dug legal and PR trenches to snipe at the other and rally endorsements.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of trench

Verb

Forecasters warn Lala could dump up to 25 inches of rain on steep terrain, driving life-threatening flooding, mudslides, storm surge and dangerous surf that imperil rural residents and key agricultural areas.

— Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
The storm was expected to dump more than a foot of rain on much of the Big Island, with isolated amounts over 2 feet possible.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of dump

Verb

Alas, this compact between viewer and moviemaker is discarded in most contemporary comic book movies.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
While the business of cosmetically modified, futuristic-looking pets remains in its infancy, animal rights groups worry that eventually the creatures will be created, sold and later discarded in crowded municipal shelters.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of discard

Noun

But obviously with the right intent, which is how to serve artists and storm gutters the right way and create value.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Winds ripped gutters from cottages where staff members live during the school year and tore the face from a clock tower that has stood at the school since its founding more than a century ago.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of gutter

Verb

WireImage Three days after Jeongyeon became the first TWICE member to leave JYP Entertainment in the group’s eleven-year history, Chaeyoung has announced her own departure.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Authorities are searching for the driver of a van who struck a man in a wheelchair in Dania Beach and fled the scene, leaving the victim injured and his wheelchair damaged.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of leave

Verb

All five were hammered the following month as the AI trade abruptly reversed, helping push the fund to the brink and forcing it to unload much of its public-equity portfolio to Citadel.

— Yun Li, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Two batters later, Seiya Suzuki unloaded a three-run home run to left field that was the difference.

— Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of unload

Noun

Built into a natural ravine, the stadium’s site was used for ancient Greek athletic contests and later Roman spectacles before falling into centuries of disuse.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Rising from near the Aegean coast to 9,573-foot Mytikas, Greece’s highest peak, the mountain encompasses forests, ravines, limestone cliffs, and alpine habitat with unusually rich plant diversity.

— Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of ravine

Verb

For Margarita Wray, the possibility of losing her son has turned the criminal case into an intensely personal fight for justice.

— Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Shakira Austin had 29 points and eight rebounds and Sonia Citron added 17 points and eight assists for Washington (19-14), which has lost two straight following a seven-game winning streak.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

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