do without

verb

did without; done without; doing without; does without

: to not have (something) : to live, work, etc., without having (something)

If you can't afford a new car, you'll just have to do without (one).

I don't know how we ever did without computers.

—can/could do without is often used to say that one does not like or approve of something

I enjoy traveling, but I can do without having to wait around in crowded airports.

He was late again. That's the kind of selfish behavior I could do without.

Examples of do without in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In layman’s terms, if white-collar work can all be done without cost by AI, then total output only increases by 19% because blue-collar work becomes a bottleneck. — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

A lot of those interactions were kind of being done without direct adult supervision, right? — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Aug. 2026

How the Fidget Trend Actually Works Fidgeting is something the body already does without prompting. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Nulo foods are grain-free and also do without other filler ingredients. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for do without

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout