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synonyms for get rid of

  • dispose of
  • dump
  • eliminate
  • exterminate
  • kill
  • remove
  • assassinate
  • cast aside
  • chuck
  • cut
  • deep-six
  • ditch
  • do away with
  • eighty-six
  • exclude
  • expel
  • omit
  • part with
  • reject
  • slaughter
  • throw away
  • throw out
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antonyms for get rid of

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  • bear
  • begin
  • create
  • give birth
  • hold
  • keep
  • start
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How to use get rid of in a sentence

I shall only be away for six months; you know I have made up my mind to get rid of the whole bag of tricks.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLS
You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAY
But I couldn't get rid of the notion that he would hand me out the same dose he had given MacRae if only he had the power.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR
But Lessard's a overbearin' son-of-a-gun all round, and he's always breakin' out in a new place.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR
Mr. Slocum was not educated in a university, and his life has been in by-paths, and out-of-the-way places.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUS
The Spanish men-of-war, which were always painted white, had their colour changed to dark grey like the American ships.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMAN
Later on the commander of a German man-of-war and his staff were received and fêted by the Captain-General.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMAN
It must have been the window-panes, for he was anxious to get the most beautiful mother-of-pearl he could find.
ALILA, OUR LITTLE PHILIPPINE COUSINMARY HAZELTON WADE
To get rid of our lamentations, the captain launched out in praises of the charming little town, and had us conveyed to land.
A WOMAN'S JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLDIDA PFEIFFER
The English authorities expressly allege a deliberate purpose on Bruce's part to rid himself of his rival.
KING ROBERT THE BRUCEA. F. MURISON
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WORDS RELATED TO GET RID OF

  • boot
  • bounce
  • can
  • cancel
  • cut back
  • discharge
  • dispense with
  • eliminate
  • fire
  • get rid of
  • give a pink slip
  • give the boot
  • kick out
  • lay off
  • remove
  • sack
  • terminate
  • throw out
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.