JETTISON Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈje-tə-sən

Definition of jettison

as in to discard

to get rid of as useless or unwanted just jettison that plan, because we know it won't work

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jettison

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noun

as in removal

the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless with his ship rapidly sinking, the captain ordered a last-ditch jettison of much of its cargo

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Verb

Yet the way the United States buys and deploys military technology is, like the rigid, Soviet-style five-year plans that even China and Russia have long since jettisoned, mind-numbingly bureaucratic. — Doug Beck, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 In retrospect, Miami might have opted for the wrong developmental quarterbacks in Miller (poached by the previous regime) and since jettisoned Mark Gronowski. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026

Noun

These changes include severable mechanical and fluid connections for the engine section to jettison from the rocket, plus a heat shield and parachute to safely bring the engines back for an ocean recovery downrange from the launch pad. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025 The tower and fairing assembly, which fit over Orion like a protective shell, include thrusters for abort and jettison of the spacecraft, as well as attitude control (steering) for anomalies that require the spacecraft be quickly and safely separated from SLS. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jettison

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By then, however, the pastries could no longer be sold and had to be discarded, Pierre told the Sun Sentinel.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Process signals locally, trigger an action and then discard the raw data.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of discard

Noun

Recent construction in Folsom has also contributed to the rise, said Molieri, who founded Snakeout, a removal service.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
If the Interior Department determines the animals have met recovery goals, the administration will also work with states to encourage them to remove state-level protections and revise standards governing lethal wolf removal.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of removal

Verb

By the time Warners dumped it into theaters, however, too many bad feelings had accumulated between the executives and Ferrara for anyone to have much incentive to make the picture a success.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
Auger-Aliassime was moving lethargically, not showing a lot of energy, dumping water on his head during changeovers to cool down.

— Lukas Weese, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of dump

Noun

The book offers the bulk of its attention to these parts, using every literary device at its disposal, from interview fragments to the epistolary form, to put surviving the unthinkable into words.

— Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
So the Clippers will actually have some first-round picks at their disposal between the 2029 and 2033 drafts.

— Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of disposal

Verb

Both Republicans unloaded on Cooper's tenure as governor, with Trump blaming Cooper for a grisly North Carolina murder and accusing him of doing nothing to help the state after Hurricane Helene inflicted widespread damage in 2024.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Many showed up every morning, unloading pallets of potatoes, working the front desk, helping others who came for food.

— Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of unload

Noun

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
Just like a bedroom chair, an entryway bench too often becomes a dumping ground.

— Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of dumping

Verb

By ditching all-wheel drive for pure rear-wheel drive, VW is hoping driving dynamics, tactile steering feedback and chassis playfulness means more to modern buyers than raw neck-snapping speed.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
Even if the budget for the Emmys stays flat, there are other upsides to ditching broadcast and having a stable home.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of ditch

Verb

New characters are introduced, many interesting details are offered, yet the narration never loses its focus, every sentence adding to the characters’ mounting sense of powerlessness in the face of such a tragic death.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
And last Sunday, in these pages, Coulter lamented losing his unfettered discretion on where to shelve books.

— Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

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