Synonyms and antonyms of To get rid of something or someone in British Thesaurus

replace (verb)

to get rid of someone or something, and to put a new person or thing in their place

throw away ()

to get rid of something that you no longer want, for example by putting it in a dustbin

shed (verb)

to get rid of something that is not wanted or is no longer necessary

dispose of ()

to get rid of something that you no longer need or want

do away with ()

to get rid of something

eliminate (verb)

to get rid of something that is not wanted or needed

dump (verb)

to get rid of someone or something that you no longer want or need

eradicate (verb)

to get rid of something completely, especially something bad

discard (verb)

to get rid of something that you no longer want or need

remove (verb)

to get rid of a problem, difficulty, or something that annoys you

banish (verb)

to get rid of something

bin (verb)

Britishinformal to get rid of something by putting it in a bin

bundle off ()

to make someone go somewhere, especially in order to get rid of them

cast aside ()

to get rid of someone or something because it is no longer interesting or valuable to you

cast off ()

to get rid of someone or something

chase away ()

to get rid of something unpleasant

chuck (verb)

informal to get rid of something you do not want

cleanse (verb)

formal to get rid of someone or something bad or unpleasant

clear the decks ()

to get rid of everything that is not needed, or to deal with everything that needs to be done so that you can start doing something more important

despatch ()

another spelling of dispatch

dispatch (verb)

formal to get rid of someone or something in a fast and effective way

dispel (verb)

to get rid of unpleasant feelings or false beliefs

dispense with ()

to no longer use someone or something because you no longer want or need them

ditch (verb)

informal to get rid of someone or something because you no longer like or need them

divest yourself of something (formal)

formal to get rid of something, for example by selling it

extirpate (verb)

very formal to completely destroy or get rid of something

flush (verb)

to get rid of something by putting it into a toilet and flushing it

get/be shot of (informal)

informal to get rid of someone or something

get rid of ()

to throw away, give away, or sell a possession that you no longer want or need

get rid of ()

to take action that stops something annoying, unpleasant, or not wanted from affecting you

jettison (verb)

to get rid of something that is not useful or successful

junk (verb)

informal to get rid of something because it is old, broken or useless

obviate (verb)

formal to get rid of something such as a need or a problem

offload (verb)

to get rid of something that you do not want by giving or selling it to someone else

palm off ()

to get rid of someone or something that you do not want, by persuading someone else to take or buy them from you

pension off (British)

British to get rid of a piece of equipment because it is old

prune (verb)

to get rid of something that you do not need or want, especially in order to reduce the size or cost of something

purge (verb)

to remove a bad or unpleasant condition or feeling from someone or something

quell (verb)

formal to get rid of unpleasant thoughts or feelings, or to prevent them from becoming stronger

quench (verb)

used about other types of feelings or needs

remove (verb)

to get rid of dirty spots on clothing, curtains, cloth etc

root out ()

to find something bad or illegal and get rid of it

scrap (verb)

to get rid of something

shift (verb)

Britishinformal to get rid of something

slough off (literary)

literary to get rid of something that you do not want

sort out ()

to get rid of things that you do not need and arrange things that you do need tidily

sort/separate the wheat from the chaff ()

to show which parts or people are useless and get rid of them

throw off ()

to get rid of something that has prevented you from doing what you want to do or from behaving in the way that you want

throw the baby out with the bathwater ()

to get rid of the good and useful aspects of something without intending to, while you try to get rid of its negative aspects

toss (verb)

informal to get rid of something because you do not want or need it

trash (verb)

informalAmerican to get rid of something

unload (verb)

informal to get rid of something that you do not want to keep, especially by selling it

unload (verb)

informal to get rid of someone or something that is your responsibility