jilt

as in to dump
to end a usually intimate relationship with still trying to get over being jilted by his longtime girlfriend

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of jilt Floating between these two groups is Belinda (Natasha Rothwell), the massage therapist last seen getting financially jilted by Tanya in Season 1. Alison Herman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025 At the same time, players know what this stuff can mean to a star who feels jilted. Zach Harper, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025 However, all emotional ranges, from joyous to jilted, are welcome. Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025 European partners felt jilted by the Biden administration’s very America-first infrastructure legislation. Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jilt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jilt
Verb
  • Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar sold about $21 million worth of Palantir stock, while co-founder and president Stephen Cohen dumped about $43.5 million in shares.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 23 May 2025
  • Followers can feel like a kind of currency, built up over years: Some people don’t leave the bar, because they’re invested and don’t want to dump their shares.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • Back in 2023, The Sun claimed that Brown left the U.K. after his tour instead of meeting with police about the nightclub incident.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 18 May 2025
  • The aspirational numbers are dazzling but many details are undefined, with much left to be decided down the road in a world fraught with geopolitical and economic impediments.
    David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • Finally, ditch the return-to-office mandates and try piloting schedules that are outside of the traditional 9-5, 5 days a week.
    Lindsay Kohler, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • Plus, people are ditching their pay-TV packages for cheaper streaming options and further chipping away at the cable companies’ once-lucrative bottom lines.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 16 May 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Podcast

Cite this Entry

“Jilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jilt. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on jilt

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!