Synonyms of eighty-six

eighty-six

verb

variants or 86

as in to discard

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

decided to eighty-six his birth name the minute he arrived in Hollywood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discard
• lose
• ditch
• scrap
• shed
• reject
• set aside
• abdicate
• dump
• abandon
• throw away
• cast (off)
• fling (off or away)
• chuck
• dispose of
• exorcise
• throw out
• slough (off)
• junk
• deep-six
• unload
• jettison
• shuck (off)
• toss
• exorcize
• remove
• lay by
• sluff (off)
• dismiss
• cashier
• abolish
• desert
• pitch
• forsake
• kick out
• eradicate
• eliminate
• wipe out
• exterminate
• extirpate
• stamp (out)
• annihilate
• expunge
• liquidate
• extinguish
• root (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopt
• use
• take on
• employ
• embrace
• utilize
• keep
• retain
• hold
• hold back

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