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

The sweet steam mixed with the sour smell of leaves in ditches and marshy places along the creek. —Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026

If outside, seek shelter in low-lying areas like ditches or ravines. —Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026

The elaborate network of rainfall, rivulets of ditches, and control structures became a sort of language for Van Lent. —Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026

During heavy rain, avoid parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a serious risk. —Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026

During heavy rain, avoid playing near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a serious risk. —Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026

In heavy rain, refrain from parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a grave danger. —Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026

In most of the Colorado River’s upper basin—in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Wyoming—water is not collected in many reservoirs; instead, it is diverted out to thousands of small locations, from streams to irrigation ditches. —Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026

The ditches drop deep into scraggly forest on either side of that road, and in the winter, cars often slide off and topple down the hill. —Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026

Verb

Season 2 ditches the courtroom for a company retreat, trading the isolated environment of a trial for the isolated environment of an offsite (at a ranch just north of Los Angeles). —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026

Nicholson wrote that the Jim Crow-era murder musical is the best kind of smart filmmaking, a barn-burner about religion and art and race that ditches the speeches for scenes of action and romance. —Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026

Meet the Acela Trucks Dispatcher 4×4, which ditches the four-door/short-bed arrangement found on the standard Gladiator for a single cab and a massive 7’x5′ flat-load bed. —Byron Hurd, The Drive, 11 Mar. 2026

Rosamund Pike ditches her signature blunt bob in the trailer for her new film, In the Grey. —Hannah Malach, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026

The relaxed outdoor atmosphere ditches the white tablecloth mentality, creating an environment where couples can genuinely be themselves. —Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026

Fennell ditches the back half of the book (pretty much everything that happens after a key character’s death), while reading a great deal of unspoken desire between the lines. —Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026

Bridgerton season four wisely ditches the blackmail and delays Bridgerton’s indecent proposal. —Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 30 Jan. 2026

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