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Definitions

get rid of

VERB
discard, eliminate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dispose of dump eliminate remove
STRONG
kill
WEAK
assassinate cast aside chuck cut deep-six ditch do away with eighty-six exclude expel exterminate omit part with reject slaughter throw away throw out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin hold keep start

Example Sentences

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County home to multiple locations, took the boy’s cell phone and told him he had to get rid of it so his mother couldn’t track him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The sooner you get rid of the latter, the better.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

A minority of officials wanted to get rid of the language at the Fed’s last two meetings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Macmillan, 36, added: "If you wanted to get rid of groups of young people, play something from K-Pop Demon Hunters, because no-one over the age of about seven wants to hear that song Golden anymore."

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Perhaps Changing Woman could help get rid of this bland lifelessness that was now taking the shade of a gray cloud.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young