DITCH Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈdich

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as in trench

a long narrow channel dug in the earth after skidding on the ice, our car went right into the ditch

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verb

as in to dump

to end a usually intimate relationship with ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior

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as in to discard

to get rid of as useless or unwanted we ditched the old table at the town dump

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Recent Examples of ditch

Noun

If you're caught outside with no shelter at all, find a ditch or other low spot, lie down and protect your head. —

Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 1 Apr. 2026 Bob Diaco and Randy Edsall (the second time) drove the program into a ditch, at which point the school sent the football team to purgatory as the price to get the hoops teams back into the Big East. —

Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026

Verb

As the Census suggests, many are still turning to the post-graduate degree (but a growing number are also ditching college altogether). —

Jake Angelo, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026 Members of Gen Z aren't ditching alcohol altogether. —

Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ditch

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditch

Noun

While many of us have a classic trench coat in our wardrobes, Meghan made the case for a trench dress.

— Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
April showers tend not to require full-length trenches, especially as temperatures start to climb.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026