ditched

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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Some have even ditched fishing altogether because it is more profitable to sell the plastic waste they trawl out of the river, the world's second-most powerful watercourse after the Amazon.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

In a fiercely competitive market, he speaks to graduates like Karyna every week who have applied for hundreds of jobs, and believes AI screening means many are ditched before even being considered by a human.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

He has also ditched some youthful bad habits.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

In October, Walmart agreed to integrate ChatGPT into its chatbot-powered online shopping pilot, but ditched that experiment last week when the model consistently failed to improve store sales.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

They ditched her and became my friends instead.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea