do without

phrasal 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

Studying the permafrost can’t be done without field measurements. —Lara Williams, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026

The track also said the confiscation was done without a warrant or warning. —John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026

Despite advances in launch vehicles and spacecraft design, humans have not traveled beyond LEO in more than fifty years—not for lack of ambition, but because operating there means doing without the systems that make human spaceflight viable today. —Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026

And there’s plenty to do without touching the lunar surface. —Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for do without

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