Synonyms of dumping

dumping 1 of 2

noun

ˈdəm-piŋ 

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
• destruction
• throwing away
• riddance
• jettison
• junking
• demolition
• clearing
• disposition
• clearance
• decimation
• demolishment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collection
• acquisition
• accumulation
• deposit
• gathering
• 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
• cutting
• breaking off (with)
• blowing off
• kissing off
• kissing good-bye
• snubbing
• forsaking
• brushing (aside or off)
• deserting
• marooning
• slighting
• high-hatting
• cold-shouldering
• quitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dumping

Noun

Within a year of creating the plan, lawmakers were confronted by allegations the insurance industry was using it as a dumping ground for its risky policies to maximize profit. — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Kitch-iti-kipi was used as a lumber dumping site until 1926, when the spring and 90 surrounding acres were sold to the State of Michigan for, rumor has it, only $10. — Savannah Born, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026

Verb

Rogers said the homeowners have been paying for all the emergency work, including dumping boulders as a barricade from the pounding surf. — Michele Gile, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

The days of dumping out your water bottle before airport security could be numbered. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026