ridding

VERB

do away with; free

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clear eliminate eradicate liberate purge relieve unload

STRONG

abolish deliver disabuse disburden disembarrass disencumber dump eject expel exterminate extinguish extirpate fire junk release remove scrap shed unburden uproot

WEAK

give the brush heave-ho kiss goodbye make free roust send packing shake off throw away throw out toss out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

condemn keep

STRONG

bear create hold maintain plant save sow take in

WEAK

get

Example Sentences

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ridding

So, what if ridding your home of plastic helped you finally get your partner pregnant?

From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2026

It was Mr. Landsbergis, who as parliament chairman in March 1990, led Lithuania to declare it was ridding itself of the U.S.S.R.—the first of the 15 Soviet republics to do so.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

"So, we are now colonizing that central space, and the bacterium is essentially ridding the body of the tumor."

From Science Daily ● Feb. 24, 2026

Slicing through 300 miles of land Gilbert desperately wants to keep undisturbed, the line illustrates the stakes she and other rural Oregonians see in ridding grasslands and forests of massive new energy projects.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025

Snow congratulates the Peacekeepers on a masterful job, honors them for ridding the country of the menace called the Mockingjay.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins