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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Yaroslavsky credits Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe program for ridding her district of big homeless encampments, but said more data is needed to ensure the programs are cost-effective.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

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

From Slate • Apr. 16, 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

We ought to be careful about ridding ourselves of all boredom, lest we lose our creativity in the process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

But he flung his finger toward me instead, and shook it as if he were ridding himself of blood or slime.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver