eighty-six

verb

ˌā-tē-ˈsiks How to pronounce eighty-six (audio)
variants or 86
Definition of eighty-sixnext
as in to discard
to get rid of as useless or unwanted decided to eighty-six his birth name the minute he arrived in Hollywood

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eighty-six
  1. discard
  2. ditch
  3. dump
  4. unload
  5. lose
Verb
  • Each of the 31 teams needed to be reoutfitted, along with every member of the athletic department staff, and the old stuff discarded.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Numerous foods were discarded and two coolers required repairs, according to the report.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of discard
Verb
  • High gas prices from the Iran-Israel War also may spur some drivers to ditch their cars for a while and save cash by avoiding the gas pump.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to clearing the deal, culture secretary Nandy has ditched plans to bring forward secondary legislation enabling Ofcom to examine how the Paramount-WBD deal would impact streaming services.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of ditch
Verb
  • Thousands of gallons of crude oil were dumped into the river in May when a construction crew trying to lay fiber-optic cable hit a pipeline carrying the substance from Kern County to the Port of Los Angeles.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Homeowners tend to dump seed straight onto compacted, untilled soil and expect grass to appear.
    — Amanda Tust, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of dump
Verb
  • Riley worked a full count and then unloaded on a 3-2 splitter that caught too much of the plate.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Unfortunately, the signs of this happening appeared near as Kolb failed to unload Laney-Hamilton’s $400,000 salary for an impactful piece at last week’s trade deadline.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of unload
Verb
  • For Margarita Wray, the possibility of losing her son has turned the criminal case into an intensely personal fight for justice.
    — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Shakira Austin had 29 points and eight rebounds and Sonia Citron added 17 points and eight assists for Washington (19-14), which has lost two straight following a seven-game winning streak.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of lose
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

eight balls
eighty-six
eighty-sixed
See all Nearby Words

Podcast

Cite this Entry

“Eighty-six.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eighty-six. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Words of the Week - Aug. 14

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
image of a green cube out of place in a lineup of red spheres
Odd Word Out: Synonyms Vol. 2 Quiz Figure out which word isn't like the others.
See All