DITCHING Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

ditching

verb

present participle of ditch

as in dumping

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

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as in discarding

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

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Recent Examples of ditching But the images of young Moroccans marching up the shoreline, ditching inflatable tubes along their way, have forced Europe into a debate over how countries can manage migration humanely while maintaining control of their borders. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2026 This buttery-soft basic is worth ditching your frumpy tees for. — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 1 Aug. 2026 The article advocates for ditching traditional discovery calls in high-ticket sales, deeming them inefficient. — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Stewart isn’t the only celebrity ditching skinny jeans for breezy white pants this summer; Eva Longoria, Madonna, and Mariska Hargitay have all embraced the trend. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 Gen Z is taking up analog hobbies, ditching dating apps and spending real time at the mall again. — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026 That detail isn't mentioned, but thanks to the camera in the patrol car, there's video evidence of him ditching the device. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026 Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin have been recovering their rockets since 2015, saving vast amounts of money by recycling them rather than ditching them after liftoff. — Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 That meant ditching some of the traditional tools used in vehicle design, like the clay models used by car designers since the 1930s. — Andrew Staples, Fortune, 3 July 2026

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The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has been growing since 2011, dumping an increasing amount of seaweed along coastlines in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Gale-force winds were hampering aircraft from dumping water on the flames.

— Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of dumping

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By decoding the reasoning and visual cues behind user preferences, the company said the platform converts these inputs into valuable insights rather than discarding them as clutter.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
Marvel similarly spent a decade effectively building its stories and characters toward Infinity War and Endgame has since been criticized for floundering a bit — awkwardly trying and discarding various characters and stories.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of discarding

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In the 1950s, much of the Jewish community in Kochi (historically known as Cochin), a seaport on India’s southwestern coast, immigrated to Israel, leaving behind their homes, synagogues and cemeteries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
However, the value for the sun’s diameter appears to be wrong, leaving eclipse maps — projections of the moon’s shadow — slightly askew.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaving

Verb

FedEx is expanding on a robotics pilot to bring autonomous trailer loading and unloading capabilities to a Maryland distribution hub.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
Broken Items Vacation puts lots of wear and tear on items, whether due to fun in the sun or just loading or unloading luggage.

— Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 26 July 2026

Definition of unloading

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For Chan, success depends on convincing voters that the city’s challenges do not require abandoning the progressive politics that have long identified it.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
Robinson is right that the culture has professionalized without abandoning its roots.

— Peter Su, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of abandoning

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