Synonyms and Antonyms of get rid of

synonym (synonym of get rid of)

antonym (antonym of get rid of)

hypernym (get rid of IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • terminate, end, or take out (verb.change)
    destroy, destruct
    do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of (verb.creation)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF get rid of relation)

  • dispose of (verb.possession)
    cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out
    throw or cast away (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    slough off
    discard as undesirable (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    comb out, weed out
    remove unwanted elements (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    work off
    cause to go away through effort or work (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    cull
    remove something that has been rejected (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    ditch, dump
    sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    unmuzzle
    remove the muzzle from (a dog) (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    de-aerate, deaerate
    remove air or gas from (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    decaffeinate
    remove caffeine from (coffee) (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    decarbonate
    remove carbon dioxide from (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    decerebrate
    remove the cerebrum from (a human body) (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    dechlorinate
    remove chlorine from (water) (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    defat
    remove the fat from (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    defibrinate
    remove fibrin from (blood) (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    degrease
    remove grease or oil from (a pan) (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.change)
    deionize
    remove ions from (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    delist
    remove (a security) from listing at a stock exchange (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    delocalize
    remove from the proper or usual locality (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    deoxygenate
    remove oxygen from (water) (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    destain
    remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    desulfurize, desulphurize
    remove sulfur from (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    detick
    free (a pet) of ticks (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    devein
    remove the dark dorsal vein of (a shrimp) (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    fettle
    remove mold marks or sand from (a casting) (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    flesh
    remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    flense
    strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal) (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    kern
    remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters) (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    pith
    remove the pith from (a plant) (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    scum
    remove the scum from (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    unbridle
    remove the bridle from (a horse or mule) (verb.possession)
     
  • do away with (verb.social)
    cashier
    discard or do away with (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    abrogate
    revoke formally (verb.social)
     
  • terminate, end, or take out (verb.change)
    cancel out, wipe out
    wipe out the effect of something (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    decouple
    reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another) (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    obliterate
    do away with completely, without leaving a trace (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    knock out
    eliminate (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    drown
    get rid of as if by submerging (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    cut out
    delete or remove (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    cut, prune, rationalise, rationalize
    weed out unwanted or unnecessary things (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    extinguish, snuff out
    put an end to; kill (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    except, exclude, leave off, leave out, omit, take out
    prevent from being included or considered or accepted (verb.cognition)
     

derivation (.... is derived from get rid of)

  • dispose of (verb.possession)
    remotion, removal
    the act of removing (noun.act)
     
  • do away with (verb.social)
    abolishment, abolition
    the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery) (noun.act)
     
  • (adj.all)
    abolishable
    capable of being abolished (adj.all)
     
  • terminate, end, or take out (verb.change)
    elimination, liquidation
    the murder of a competitor (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    elimination, riddance
    the act of removing or getting rid of something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.object)
    eliminator
    an agent that eliminates something (noun.object)
     
synonym antonym hypernym hyponym derivation clean up remove do away with abolish eliminate obviate establish found launch set up destroy destruct cancel out wipe out decouple obliterate knock out drown elimination liquidation riddance eliminator remotion removal
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