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

The main attraction is the lake, which has been restored from a dumping ground to its full glory. — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Between larger roles for Wallace and Mitchell and the additions of Mara and Stirtz, the Thunder might not skip a beat despite salary-dumping Wiggins, Joe and Dort this offseason. — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Verb

The man of faith who saw two White people dumping a refrigerator on his property. — Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026

Tasks included scooping and dumping sand or gravel, digging and grading trenches, clearing debris from roads, removing tree branches from water edges, and breaking up rocks. — New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026