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
  • Among other programs, El-Sayed helped launch an initiative that planned to relieve millions of dollars in medical debt.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Fiction, specifically, has also been said to relieve stress and anxiety.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of relieve
Verb
  • Start with the practical fix that frees attention for what matters next.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Where previous generations tended to stall partway, the model could carry a researcher's experiment through to the end, freeing them to run more at once.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of free
Verb
  • Archaeologists first identified several in the western Brazilian state of Acre in 1977, when deforestation began to clear parts of the forest.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 10 Aug. 2026
  • When the smoke cleared on October 4, 2024, Beloozerov’s body lay splayed out on the pavement amid shards of glass from his car window.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of clear
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“Rid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rid. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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