Synonyms of ditches

ditches 1 of 2

noun

plural of ditch

as in trenches

a long narrow channel dug in the earth

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trenches
• gutters
• ravines
• furrows
• dikes
• moats
• troughs
• fosses
• drains
• culverts
• gullies
• sheughs
• acequias
• drills
• draws
• stanks
• sunk fences
• ha-has
• kennels

ditches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of ditch

1

as in dumps

to end a usually intimate relationship with

ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumps
• leaves
• abandons
• jilts
• breaks off (with)
• blows off
• cuts
• kisses off
• deserts
• kisses good-bye
• snubs
• forsakes
• cold-shoulders
• brushes (aside or off)
• high-hats
• maroons
• slights
• quits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• takes
• befriends
• hooks up (with)
• latches (on or onto)

2

as in discards

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

we ditched the old table at the town dump

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumps
• discards
• unloads
• loses
• abandons
• sheds
• scraps
• rejects
• jettisons
• tosses
• junks
• sloughs (off)
• chucks
• casts (off)
• removes
• exorcises
• eliminates
• throws away
• flings (off or away)
• sluffs (off)
• disposes of
• lays by
• sets aside
• shucks (off)
• deep-sixes
• throws out
• forsakes
• deserts
• eighty-sixes
• dismisses
• cashiers
• pitches
• abdicates
• eradicates
• abolishes
• kicks out
• wipes out
• stamps (out)
• extirpates
• exterminates
• expunges
• annihilates
• extinguishes
• roots (out)
• liquidates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uses
• adopts
• embraces
• takes on
• utilizes
• employs
• holds
• keeps
• retains
• holds back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ditches

Noun

Treat standing water that cannot be eliminated, such as retention ponds or drainage ditches, with a mosquito larvicide. — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

The tribes also have worked together after rains to orchestrate rescue missions for chi that are trapped in puddles, offshoots and agricultural ditches. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Pantheon plans to reverse the damage by blocking off ditches to control the water table and significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Travelers are advised to avoid roadside ditches, shoulders and unmarked trails and never touch anything that could be unexploded munitions. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

In the spring, when the snow is melting and the springs that are high up in the rock cliffs some miles away are carrying it down full speed, the ditches overflow as does the little creek that runs near my cabin. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

Though Sarnia’s industrial corridor is downstream from Lake Huron, several drainage ditches in the area are connected to creeks that flow into the lake, Corcoran said in an interview. — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Both townships and counties had authority to tax land thus providing funds for roads and ditches. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026

Some propose walls and ditches to keep people from migrating. — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026

Verb

Treat standing water − such as retention ponds or drainage ditches − with a mosquito larvicide. — Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Both hikers and mountain bikers swear by Mae Simmons Park, and the trail network offers great views and wild terrain that ditches the conventional walking paths of most city hikes. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Like the Pro series, the Pixel 11 ditches the Pixel 10's forward-facing metal trim and goes fully black instead. — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026

Our shortcut version also ditches the eggs for mayonnaise and adds in capers for extra briny punch. — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 July 2026

Horvát previously made waves with Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time, about a talented surgeon who ditches her career for a man who then claims to have never met her before. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 July 2026

Construction began this spring, with workers placing gravel and lining drainage ditches with rock in portions of the roadway, Pavarini said. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026

Meta ditches Ray-Ban and adds Kylie Jenner. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 24 June 2026

Fulda all but ditches his ambitious partner Chaton (Vincent Dedienne), in order to team up with Stéphane to get to the bottom of the endless pig-slaughter, and to put paid to the local superstition that Brun’s ghost may be the culprit. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 June 2026