ditching

VERB

get rid of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon discard dispose of dump forsake jettison junk scrap

STRONG

desert drop leave reject

WEAK

eighty-six throw away throw out throw overboard

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hold keep retain save

STRONG

continue

WEAK

pick up

Example Sentences

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Investors have been ditching AI-linked stocks due to worries about surging memory-chip prices.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

But ditching the physical disc strikes a blow to secondhand markets like GameStop, allowing Take-Two to capture more profits, Griffin added.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

In February, a secondary school in Derby announced it was ditching shirts, blazers and ties after a consultation with pupils, staff and parents.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

With many former inmates returning to prison within three years, corrections departments are ditching paper files for digital dashboards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

Maybe if I really had been brave, I would’ve told Julia a long time ago how her ditching us made me feel.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée