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

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

The right-wing mayor of Nice has asked for a law mandating AC in hospitals and retirement homes, and even the leader of the Green Party, Marine Tondelier, now says some places can no longer do without AC. — Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026

Companies can request a specific authorization, as Polestar did without success. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026

Rhymes for do without

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