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

Australia and New Zealand both said they were not given enough prior notice about the test, and other countries like Japan said it was done without transparency. — ABC News, 9 July 2026

When temperatures are soaring and humidity is unbearable, the best hairstyles are those that can be done without any hot tools. — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 8 July 2026

Simply getting to the role won’t get the job done without putting in the work. — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

And that evening, the German submachine gunners had to do without their supper. — Vasily Grossman, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Rhymes for do without

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