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

However, more than two years later, FSG has effectively ditched those plans. — James Pearce, New York Times, 10 July 2026

The individual allegedly ditched a gun underneath a van parked on Silk Street during a foot pursuit, Tejada said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026

An InStyle fashion editor ditched denim for the Gap Factory Linen-Blend Wide-Leg Pants this summer. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 8 July 2026

Last year, Dish ditched those aspirations, and in June 2026, the subsidiary filed for bankruptcy after deals to sell spectrum licenses to AT&T and SpaceX hadn’t closed in time. — John Kell, Fortune, 8 July 2026

That was unceremoniously ditched after the release of the Google Pixel 5. — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

The Supreme Court on June 30 ditched one of the remaining checks on money in politics, a decision in line with recent rulings favoring free speech rights over fears about potential corruption. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Aemond is not going to back down, and Aegon has already ditched his plan to abdicate. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026

The developer ditched the alternative after 70 neighbors in the nearby Morrison Plantation subdivision protested. — Joe Marusak june 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2026