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

Businesses should ask what their systems can do without supervision today and what evidence would show autonomy increasing faster than their controls. — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Transactions at wholesale clubs that sell consumer goods and services through a membership model can also be done without cash. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 July 2026

City documents say the department is assessing tripled fees for both structural and grading work done without authorization. — Zuri Primos july 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

Following a very public and increasingly acrimonious falling out with Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the owner of chemicals giant INEOS who bankrolled Ainslie’s two previous Cup campaigns, this is a level of limelight Ainslie could do without. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Rhymes for do without

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