rid

verb

ˈrid How to pronounce rid (audio)
Definition of ridnext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rid
  1. relieve
  2. free
  3. clear
Verb
  • The patient must be in an advanced or terminal stage, experiencing pain that cannot be relieved or is unbearable, and seeking lethal medication of their own free will.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
  • Just like human babies, kittens gnaw on things to relieve the pressure and discomfort of adult teeth pushing through their gums.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Definition of relieve
Verb
  • Backed by Apollo and freed from quarterly scrutiny, CEO David Boone’s fast pivot is delivering double-digit sales and earnings gains.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • Others, though—Cahun and Moore, but also Victor Brauner—saw how fascism was inextricable from patriarchal power, and sought to free themselves from the confines of gender altogether.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of free
Verb
  • Devers doubled San Francisco’s lead in the sixth with an opposite-field solo homer that barely cleared the left-field fence.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • The jacket stayed open to reveal the lingerie construction, while the label’s pink mini shorts in silk habutai barely cleared the hem.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 19 July 2026
Definition of clear
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“Rid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rid. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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