DITCHING Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

ditching

verb

present participle of ditch

as in dumping

to end a usually intimate relationship with ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior

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as in discarding

to get rid of as useless or unwanted we ditched the old table at the town dump

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Recent Examples of ditching In footage shared by fans on social media, the singer debuted a bold new hair look, ditching her signature voluminous red curls in favor of a short, sharp blunt bob with a bold set of microbangs. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 30 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Sky had a plan for Bake Off that would involve ditching spin-off series, including the professionals and kids’ versions. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026 For about seven hours, board members pored over the details of Hepburn’s proposal, asking questions, pitching ideas and ditching their ideas. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 New research has found that productivity really does dip over the peak summer months—and that’s because workers, from the front line to corporate management, are ditching their desks to enjoy the warm weather. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 In 2018, Becerra, while serving as state attorney general, popped by Thomas’ golf tournament retirement party, ditching his security detail and fielding work calls from the links. — Ben Paviour august 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The driver continued into the University Park area before ditching the car in a neighborhood. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Men are ditching their jackets and campaign brochures serve as makeshift fans. — Debbie Elliott, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026 But the images of young Moroccans marching up the shoreline, ditching inflatable tubes along their way, have forced Europe into a debate over how countries can manage migration humanely while maintaining control of their borders. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2026

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Hawaii cleans up after Hurricane Lala Communities struggled to recover after Tropical Storm Lala sideswiped Hawaii as a Category 1 hurricane, sparing the islands a direct hit but dumping more than 3½ feet of rain that caused catastrophic flooding.

— Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Tasks included scooping and dumping sand or gravel, digging and grading trenches, clearing debris from roads, removing tree branches from water edges, and breaking up rocks.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026

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Toyota's luxury division is taking its efficiency up a notch for the 2027 model year by completely discarding its gas powertrain.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
How Your Kidneys Process Multivitamins The kidneys continuously filter the blood, reabsorbing the nutrients and discarding waste.

— Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 Aug. 2026

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Jonah Bevin's adoptive parents did not attend a custody hearing after it was shut down, briefly leaving him as a ward of the state in the Caribbean nation.

— Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
Government debt makes up more than 200% of its gross domestic product, leaving its finances highly sensitive to rising borrowing costs.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

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The world’s first self-unloading electric bulk carrier, powered by a massive 6,758-kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery system, has officially entered commercial service in the land Down Under.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Welcomed by Herky the Hornet, the cheer team and the campus community, the students and their families checked in before unloading their belongings and setting up their new rooms.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026

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