RID Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

rid

verb

ˈrid

Definition of rid

as in to relieve

to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers worked two jobs to rid himself of debt

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New York City is counting on office-to-apartment conversions to help relieve its housing shortage.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Investors were also relieved that fiscal risks may be less severe than previously feared, after government revenue surprised on the upside, with tax collections recovering strongly during the first half, Camelia noted.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 28 July 2026

Definition of relieve

Verb

But also freeing myself from conventions in a day and age of algorithms.

— William Earl, Variety, 24 July 2026
The prosecutor said the high temperatures were over 100 degrees that day as Stout revved his car engine trying to free the Yaris from the berm among very dry grass and vegetation.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of free

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Most dogs clear it, through their own immune response or a short course of a common chemotherapy drug.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The combination of these two groups feeding on a single stem of common milkweed cleared all the leaves and seed pods within three days.

— Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

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