Synonyms of ditch

ditch 1 of 2

noun

as in trench

a long narrow channel dug in the earth

after skidding on the ice, our car went right into the ditch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trench
• gutter
• ravine
• furrow
• trough
• dike
• foss
• moat
• drain
• fosse
• culvert
• gulley
• gully
• sheugh
• drill
• acequia
• draw
• stank
• sunk fence
• ha-ha
• kennel

ditch

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to dump

to end a usually intimate relationship with

ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dump
• leave
• abandon
• blow off
• cut
• jilt
• kiss off
• break off (with)
• kiss good-bye
• forsake
• desert
• snub
• brush (aside or off)
• cold-shoulder
• slight
• high-hat
• maroon
• quit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• take
• hook up (with)
• befriend
• latch (on or onto)

• take
• hook up (with)
• befriend
• latch (on or onto)

2

as in to discard

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

we ditched the old table at the town dump

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dump
• discard
• unload
• lose
• abandon
• scrap
• shed
• jettison
• reject
• chuck
• toss
• junk
• remove
• slough (off)
• throw away
• cast (off)
• set aside
• exorcize
• exorcise
• eliminate
• sluff (off)
• lay by
• shuck (off)
• throw out
• fling (off or away)
• deep-six
• dispose of
• dismiss
• forsake
• cashier
• abdicate
• desert
• pitch
• abolish
• eighty-six
• 86
• eradicate
• kick out
• wipe out
• exterminate
• extirpate
• extinguish
• annihilate
• expunge
• liquidate
• stamp (out)
• root (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopt
• use
• embrace
• take on
• employ
• utilize
• keep
• hold
• retain
• hold back

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• adopt
• use
• embrace
• take on
• employ
• utilize
• keep
• hold
• retain
• hold back

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