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 driver ditched the car in a downtown LA alley after deputies pulled away from the chase. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Prince William and Prince George ditched their signature suits for a rare coordinated athleisure style moment on November 3. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 Nov. 2026

Hershey stock was rising on Friday as consumers ditched AI stocks for safer consumer staples. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

People who would normally carry around an iPod and their mobile phone ditched their iPods for a mobile device that could combine both. — Eric Griffith, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026

With no end to the crisis in sight, investors again ditched French bonds, pushing up their yields. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

However, not long after production wrapped on season two, hair colorist Miichelle Sharma revealed that Abdalla has officially ditched her character’s blonde ribbons for a double-chocolate brunette that’s perfect for fall. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2026

On Sunday, Sweeney doubled down and ditched her top in a new commercial for Novig, wearing only white underwear while strategically covering herself with footballs. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

The Boston Globe’s story about what happened when a lesbian bar in western Massachusetts ditched its mask mandate is worth the price of a subscription. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026