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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This streamlined version—co-written with Leonard Mlodinow, a physicist and popular-science author—retains explanations of vital topics, such as the curvature of spacetime and Einstein’s theory of relativity, but dispenses with the drier sections.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 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 these moments, he mostly dispenses with the pretense of love and simply just wants to be seen as who he is, with all his torturous flaws, by another human being.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025

Paramount dispenses with the slickness and some of the how-to’s of other tours, focusing instead on its historic Hollywood locale on Melrose Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

There are several collections of wise sayings which not only do not reflect heroism at all, but give a view of life which dispenses with it.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton