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dispense with
| Main Entry: |
dispense with
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | omit; do away with |
| Synonyms: | abolish, abstain from, brush aside, cancel, dispose of, disregard, do without, forgo, get rid of, give up, ignore, pass over, relinquish, render needless, shake off, waive |
| Antonyms: | accept, keep, regard, retain, take, use |
| Main Entry: | discard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get rid of |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abdicate, abjure, adios, banish, can*, cancel, cashier, cast aside, chuck, deep-six, desert, dispatch, dispense with, dispose of, dispossess, ditch, divorce, do away with, drop, dump, eject, eliminate, expel, forsake, free of, give up, have done with, jettison, junk*, oust, part with, protest, put by, reject, relinquish, remove, renounce, repeal, repudiate, scrap, shake off, shed, sweep away, throw away, throw out, throw overboard, toss aside, write off |
| Antonyms: | embrace, keep, retain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dismiss |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | send away, remove; free |
| Synonyms: | abolish, banish, boot, brush off, bundle, cast off, cast out, chase, chuck, clear, decline, deport, detach, disband, discard, dispatch, dispense with, disperse, dispose of, dissolve, divorce, do without, drive out, eject, expel, force out, have done with, kick out, let go, let out, lock out, outlaw, push aside, push back, reject, release, relegate, relinquish, repel, repudiate, rid, send off, send packing, shed, show out, slough off, supersede, sweep away, turn out |
| Antonyms: | accept, hold, keep, maintain, preserve, welcome |
| Main Entry: | eliminate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove, throw out |
| Synonyms: | annihilate, blot out, bump off, cancel, cast out, count out, cut out, defeat, discard, discharge, dismiss, dispense with, dispose of, disqualify, disregard, do away with, drive out, drop, eject, eradicate, erase, evict, exclude, expel, exterminate, get rid of, ignore, invalidate, kill, knock out, leave out, liquidate, murder, omit, oust, phase out, put out, reject, rub out, rule out, set aside, shut the door on, slay, stamp out, take out, terminate, waive, waste, wipe out |
| Antonyms: | accept, choose, include, keep, ratify, sanction, welcome |
| Main Entry: | refuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deny; say no |
| Synonyms: | beg off, brush off, decline, demur, desist, disaccord, disallow, disapprove, dispense with, dissent, dodge, evade, give thumbs down to, hold back, hold off, hold out, ignore, make excuses, nix, not budge, not budget, not buy, not care to, pass up, protest, rebuff, refuse to receive, regret, reject, repel, reprobate, repudiate, send off, send regrets, set aside, shun, spurn, turn away, turn deaf ear to, turn down, turn from, turn one's back on, withdraw, withhold |
| Notes: | one declines (or accepts) something that is offered; one refuses (or agrees) to accept something offered |
| Antonyms: | accept, allow, approve, consent, grant, offer, ok, sanction |
| Main Entry: | scrap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abandon; throw away |
| Synonyms: | break up, cast, chuck, consign to scrap heap, demolish, discard, dismiss, dispense with, ditch, do away with, drop, forsake, get rid of, jettison, junk, put out to pasture, reject, retire, shed, slough, throw out, toss out, write off |
| Antonyms: | hoard, keep, save, store |
| Main Entry: | spare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do or manage without |
| Synonyms: | afford, allow, bestow, dispense with, give, grant, part with, pinch, provide, put by, relinquish, salt away, save, scrape, scrimp, short, skimp, stint, supply |
| Antonyms: | need |
| Main Entry: | throw away |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dispose of |
| Synonyms: | abandon, cast, cast off, chase, clear, discard, dismiss, dispense with, ditch*, drop*, dump*, eject, eliminate, evict, extrude, free oneself of, get rid of, jettison, junk*, lose, refuse, reject, rid oneself of, scrap*, shake off, shed, shuck, slip, throw off, throw out, turn down, unburden |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | waive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give up; let go |
| Synonyms: | abandon, allow, cede, defer, delay, disclaim, disown, dispense with, forgo, grant, hand over, hold off, hold up, leave, neglect, postpone, prorogue, put off, refrain from, reject, relinquish, remit, remove, renege, renounce, reserve, resign, set aside, shelve, stay, surrender, suspend, table, turn over, yield |
| Antonyms: | claim |
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