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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Her biggest problem Sunday was taking her two puppies outside to relieve themselves.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Day is relieving tension from his long travel day, screaming wildly for his co-worker David.

— Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of relieve

Verb

Google said in its release that its new model is already being used internally to optimize memory at Google’s data centers, freeing up hundreds of terabytes of memory without buying additional hardware.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Larkin has been fairly vocal about his frustrations in the Motor City, and Barkov's $10 million coming off the books could free up the space to make a move for the American center.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of free

Verb

By the time the ceremony began, the skies had thankfully cleared.

— Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
After a cool and unsettled weekend, warmer weather is expected to return this week, with skies clearing Tuesday and temperatures climbing into the mid-80s by Thursday and Friday before another change brings cooler, wetter conditions for the weekend.

— The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 2026

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