Synonyms of jettisoning

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noun

as in dumping

Related Words

• dumping
• discard
• defection
• tergiversation
• abandonment
• forsaking
• desertion
• dereliction

Dissimilar Words

• reclamation
• retention
• retrieval
• recoupment
• repossession

jettisoning

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verb

present participle of jettison

as in discarding

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

just jettison that plan, because we know it won't work

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jettisoning

Noun

Last season saw the jettisoning of not only Trouba, the Rangers’ captain, and Kreider, one of the Original Six franchise’s most prolific scorers ever, but of more than a dozen players. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026

Verb

The Minnesota Vikings took plenty of questions about their defense into this season, jettisoning veterans for salary cap savings at three starting spots and carrying tenuous depth at a couple of key positions. — CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026

Earlier this decade, the team amassed three superstars in Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar — but has actually done better since jettisoning their high salaries, winning the UEFA Champions League in 2025 and 2026. — Lev Akabas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

In addition to jettisoning Mulligan, the station also cut loose midday co-host Marshall Harris. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

The Baltimore Ravens have waived undrafted rookie quarterback Diego Pavia, jettisoning the Heisman Trophy finalist less than a week before the start of training camp. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 23 July 2026

This included jettisoning the original idea of an open floor plan for the kitchen and living room. — Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 26 June 2026

But the squad’s overall dip in performance—including back-to-back runner-up finishes in LaLiga and quarterfinal exits in the UEFA Champions League—has stoked unrest among fans, who have even collected almost 70 million signatures on a petition in favor of jettisoning the star forward out of Spain. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 4 June 2026

Within weeks of being sworn in to helm the FHFA, which oversees the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Pulte shattered norms by quickly jettisoning executives and policies. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 2 June 2026

Scientists are jettisoning their worst- and best-case scenarios for a warming world as no longer plausible. — Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026