dispenses with

VERB

omit; do away with

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolish dispose of disregard do without forgo get rid of ignore relinquish waive

WEAK

abstain from brush aside cancel give up pass over render needless shake off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue hold keep note pay attention regard

WEAK

accept retain take use

Example Sentences

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dispenses with

Let’s hope Judge Chuang dispenses with the Justice Department’s unjust prison demand and issues a suspended sentence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Azerbaijan's singer Jiva is much more ruthless as she dispenses with a lover on the cinematic ballad Just Go.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

In other places, the document dispenses with ambiguity altogether.

From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2025

Asked about his design philosophy, for instance, and Gurr dispenses with big theories and instead focuses on careful pragmatism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025

Like the second theory, this one considers modern Japanese to be slightly modified Koreans but dispenses with the need for large-scale immigration.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond