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

But the gold seekers, the ‘49ers, immediately set to digging ditches and canals to divert water, and so the new state soon allowed that practice, too. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Police and fire rescue experts say this is also serves a reminder to always wear personal flotation devices in and around rivers, creeks, ditches and lakes. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 4 June 2026

They're mostly found in the swamps, sloughs, wetlands, and drainage ditches of the western coastal plain, and are occasionally found around rivers and lakes. — Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 3 June 2026

Officials had been diluting high-pH water in ditches that were contaminated with chemicals that spilled. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 31 May 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, 27 May 2026

Water sprayed up from the truck tires and pooled in the ditches. — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026

Another, higher up in the mountains, will stretch for seven kilometres, and further south on the border with Bolivia, two more ditches are being dug. — John Bartlett, NPR, 23 May 2026

Between forays into the shallows females rest in the cover of small ditches and cuts near shallow-water breaklines and river channels in six to 10 feet of water. — John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026

Verb

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

The upcoming Splatoon Raiders ditches the series' trademark, competitive multiplayer shooting, to focus entirely on single-player and co-operative raids. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 30 June 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

In the directorial debut from Izabel Pakzad, Lola (Cherry) and Lavinia (Thorne) make up two-fifths of an on-screen friend group that ditches the Los Angeles smog for the clear skies — and ample partying room — found in California's Joshua Tree National Park. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026

Researchers at Duke University have challenged that assumption with Argus, a sea-urchin-like robot that ditches conventional symmetry altogether. — New Atlas, 9 June 2026

This week, Charli XCX ditches the dancefloor on a fuzzy rock song, J Balvin and Ryan Castro make their case for song of the summer with an aerobic track, and Little Simz spits atop a trap beat, once again solidifying her rap icon status. — Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026

If the Supreme Court rules for Louisiana and ditches Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, and ends the majority-minority district requirement, what’s your next move in Annapolis? — David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026