Synonyms of dumping

dumping 1 of 2

noun

as in removal

the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless

the dumping of last year's fashions by the garment manufacturers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removal
• disposal
• discarding
• scrapping
• jettison
• destruction
• junking
• clearing
• throwing away
• riddance
• demolition
• clearance
• disposition
• decimation
• demolishment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accumulation
• acquisition
• collection
• gathering
• deposit
• acquirement

• accumulation
• acquisition
• collection
• gathering
• deposit
• acquirement

dumping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of dump

1

as in leaving

to end a usually intimate relationship with

all of her friends were surprised at how she just dumped him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaving
• ditching
• abandoning
• jilting
• blowing off
• kissing off
• snubbing
• kissing good-bye
• breaking off (with)
• cutting
• forsaking
• marooning
• deserting
• slighting
• high-hatting
• cold-shouldering
• brushing (aside or off)
• quitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• taking
• hooking up (with)
• befriending
• latching (on or onto)

• taking
• hooking up (with)
• befriending
• latching (on or onto)

2

as in unloading

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

dump the trash on the curb and go back inside

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unloading
• discarding
• ditching
• losing
• abandoning
• scrapping
• tossing
• chucking
• rejecting
• jettisoning
• removing
• shedding
• eliminating
• junking
• dismissing
• exorcising
• deep-sixing
• throwing away
• cashiering
• exorcizing
• disposing of
• throwing out
• abolishing
• laying by
• 86ing
• forsaking
• eighty-sixing
• sluffing (off)
• setting aside
• pitching
• abdicating
• eradicating
• deserting
• sloughing (off)
• flinging (off or away)
• casting (off)
• shucking (off)
• liquidating
• expunging
• annihilating
• extinguishing
• kicking out
• exterminating
• wiping out
• extirpating
• stamping (out)
• rooting (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopting
• using
• embracing
• utilizing
• employing
• holding
• keeping
• retaining
• taking on
• holding back

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• adopting
• using
• embracing
• utilizing
• employing
• holding
• keeping
• retaining
• taking on
• holding back

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