Synonyms of jettisons

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noun

plural of jettison

as in removals

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removals
• disposals
• dumpings
• riddances
• clearances
• dispositions
• clearings
• decimations
• demolitions
• destructions
• demolishments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deposits
• acquisitions
• collections
• accumulations
• gatherings
• acquirements

jettisons

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verb

present tense third-person singular of jettison

as in discards

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discards
• unloads
• dumps
• ditches
• loses
• abandons
• rejects
• tosses
• removes
• sheds
• scraps
• exorcises
• sloughs (off)
• eliminates
• junks
• casts (off)
• chucks
• exorcizes
• dismisses
• throws away
• forsakes
• flings (off or away)
• sluffs (off)
• disposes of
• shucks (off)
• lays by
• sets aside
• abdicates
• abolishes
• throws out
• deep-sixes
• eighty-sixes
• 86es
• eradicates
• expunges
• cashiers
• pitches
• exterminates
• extinguishes
• deserts
• annihilates
• kicks out
• extirpates
• liquidates
• stamps (out)
• wipes out
• roots (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopts
• embraces
• uses
• utilizes
• employs
• takes on
• retains
• holds
• keeps
• holds back