Synonyms of jettisoning

jettisoning 1 of 2

noun

as in dumping

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

• reclamation
• retention
• retrieval
• recoupment
• repossession

jettisoning

2 of 2

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

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

The Sabres have practically been a feeder team lately for modern Cup winners, jettisoning top draft picks Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhardt to Vegas and Florida, respectively. —Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026

The Celtics were expected to struggle after jettisoning half of their championship-winning rotation last summer and losing superstar Jayson Tatum to a ruptured Achilles that sidelined him until March. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026

But jettisoning hormonal treatments also means losing their benefits. —Andréa Becker, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026

The Phillies sought an upgrade during the offseason and were on the verge of signing Bo Bichette and jettisoning Alec Bohm. —Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026

The Citi-folk in Queens have every right to be mortally peeved at David Stearns for trading away Brandon Nimmo, jettisoning Pete Alonso, thinking Devin Williams had the necessary chops to replace Edwin Diaz, and creating what’s become the worst team in New York this side of the Giants and Jets. —Bill Madden, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026