Synonyms of ditched

ditched

verb

past tense of ditch

1

as in dumped

to end a usually intimate relationship with

ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumped
• left
• abandoned
• jilted
• blew off
• cut
• broke off (with)
• snubbed
• kissed off
• kissed good-bye
• deserted
• forsook
• brushed (aside or off)
• slighted
• cold-shouldered
• marooned
• high-hatted
• quit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• took
• befriended
• hooked up (with)
• latched (on or onto)

2

as in discarded

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

we ditched the old table at the town dump

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumped
• discarded
• unloaded
• lost
• abandoned
• scrapped
• jettisoned
• rejected
• junked
• chucked
• tossed
• shed
• removed
• eliminated
• exorcised
• cast (off)
• sloughed (off)
• laid by
• cashiered
• threw away
• deep-sixed
• disposed of
• flung (off or away)
• shucked (off)
• set aside
• dismissed
• sluffed (off)
• eighty-sixed
• forsook
• threw out
• pitched
• deserted
• abdicated
• abolished
• eradicated
• kicked out
• wiped out
• exterminated
• expunged
• stamped (out)
• extinguished
• annihilated
• liquidated
• extirpated
• rooted (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopted
• used
• employed
• embraced
• utilized
• retained
• held
• took on
• kept
• held back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ditched

The Buffaloes ditched chasing transfers who were former four- and five-star high school athletes from blue-blood programs who had yet to be consistent contributors at the college level. — Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Understatement rather than flash, over-the-top ditched in favor of restraint. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026

That’s as test scores in math and reading tanked after schools ditched textbooks in favor of screens. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Last month, for example, someone removed one of Coronado’s cameras, then ditched it nearby. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2026

When the brothers arrived in court two days later, the jewel tones were ditched, and each wore a drab tan prison jumpsuit. — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Despite his tech background, Brittin ditched the Q&A function on the festival’s app in favor of roaming microphones in the audience, giving him a chance to speak directly with his interrogators. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, the three Romanians ditched the van, chucked their clothing into a garbage bin, and ordered a taxi to Heathrow Airport. — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

The state’s first family had quickly ditched the historic governor’s mansion. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026