What is another word for jettison?
510 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ d͡ʒˈɛtɪsən], [ dʒˈɛtɪsən], [ dʒ_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_s_ə_n]
Jettison is a term often used in the maritime and aviation industries, and it means to throw or drop something from a vessel or an aircraft to lighten the load. There are several other synonyms for this term such as abandon, discard, offload, unload, throw away, shed, cast off, relinquish, reject, or scrap. These synonyms can be used interchangeably with the word jettison to indicate the act of getting rid of something that is no longer needed or is hindering progress. Whatever the context may be, the meaning remains the same, and the synonyms for jettison offer a variety of ways to convey this message.
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Similar words for jettison:
- deep six (noun)
- disposal (noun)
- chuck (verb)
- discard (verb)
- dispose of (verb)
- ditch (verb)
- dump (verb)
- forsake (verb)
- jettison (verb)
- lighten (verb)
- reject (verb)
- rid (verb)
- scrap (verb)
- shed (verb)
- shuck (verb)
- throw away (verb)
- unlade (verb)
- unload (verb)
Synonyms for Jettison:
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n.
• deep six • disposal -
v.
• chuck • discard- abjure ,
- cancel ,
- dispatch ,
- dispossess ,
- divorce ,
- drop ,
- eliminate ,
- protest ,
- repeal ,
- repudiate ,
- write off .
- change one's tune ,
- disclaim ,
- disown ,
- forgo ,
- jilt ,
- resign ,
- set aside ,
- spurn ,
- surrender ,
- walk out on ,
- yield .
- allay ,
- alleviate ,
- ameliorate ,
- assuage ,
- attenuate ,
- buoy ,
- change ,
- comfort ,
- cut down ,
- decrease ,
- dilute ,
- disburden ,
- disencumber ,
- ease ,
- extenuate ,
- free ,
- lessen ,
- levitate ,
- mitigate ,
- mollify ,
- put off ,
- reduce ,
- relieve ,
- shift ,
- take ,
- thin ,
- upraise .
- bar ,
- belch ,
- blackball ,
- blacklist ,
- check ,
- chop ,
- clip ,
- crop ,
- cull ,
- curtail ,
- cut ,
- decline ,
- deny ,
- despise ,
- disallow ,
- disapprove ,
- disbelieve ,
- discount ,
- discredit ,
- disdain ,
- disgorge ,
- dismiss ,
- emit ,
- erupt ,
- excise ,
- exclude ,
- excrete ,
- exhaust ,
- lop ,
- nix ,
- oppugn ,
- pass by ,
- put down ,
- rebuff ,
- repel ,
- reprobate ,
- repulse ,
- scoff ,
- scorn ,
- scout ,
- second ,
- secrete ,
- seep ,
- shear ,
- snip ,
- spew ,
- trash ,
- turn down ,
- vent ,
- veto ,
- vomit .
- consign scrap heap ,
- consigned scrap heap ,
- consigned to scrap heap ,
- consigning scrap heap ,
- consigning to scrap heap ,
- consigns scrap heap ,
- consigns to scrap heap ,
- put out pasture ,
- puts out pasture ,
- puts out to pasture ,
- putting out pasture ,
- re tire ,
- re tired ,
- re tires ,
- re tiring ,
- re-tire ,
- re-tiring ,
- tosses out ,
- tossing out ,
- tost out .
- freed oneself of ,
- freeing oneself of ,
- frees oneself of ,
- ridded of ,
- ridded oneself of ,
- ridding of ,
- ridding oneself of ,
- rids of ,
- rids oneself of .
- brake bulk ,
- breaking bulk ,
- breaks bulk ,
- broke bulk ,
- dis commode ,
- dis commodes ,
- dis gorge ,
- dis gorged ,
- dis gorges ,
- dis gorging ,
- dis-commode ,
- dis-commodes ,
- dis-gorge ,
- dis-gorged ,
- dis-gorges ,
- dis-gorging ,
- off load ,
- off loaded ,
- off loading ,
- off loads ,
- un load ,
- un loaded ,
- un loading ,
- un loads ,
- un-load ,
- un-loaded ,
- un-loading ,
- un-loads .
Other synonyms:
- disposal ,
- elimination .
Other relevant words:
- Ejected ,
- Flipping ,
- Shied ,
- Shying ,
- Unlade ,
- adios ,
- break bulk ,
- cast aside ,
- chuck ,
- consign to scrap heap ,
- deep-sixed ,
- deep-sixes ,
- deep-sixing ,
- diffused ,
- diffuses ,
- diffusing ,
- drift away ,
- drifts away ,
- dump ,
- file in circular file ,
- flip ,
- forsake ,
- forswear ,
- free of ,
- getting rid of ,
- give forth ,
- give the heave ho ,
- give up ,
- giving forth ,
- have done with ,
- jettison ,
- junked ,
- kiss goodbye ,
- kiss off ,
- kissing ,
- leave flat ,
- leave high and dry ,
- made over ,
- make over ,
- off-load ,
- off-loaded ,
- off-loading ,
- off-loads ,
- offload ,
- offloaded ,
- offloading ,
- offloads ,
- part with ,
- parted with ,
- parting with ,
- parts with ,
- pour forth ,
- pours forth ,
- put by ,
- put out to pasture ,
- putting out to pasture ,
- reject ,
- run out on ,
- running out on ,
- scrap ,
- scraps ,
- send forth ,
- sending forth ,
- setting aside ,
- shake off ,
- shakes off ,
- shed ,
- shies ,
- show the door ,
- shuck ,
- slough ,
- sweep away ,
- swept away ,
- take oath ,
- take the oath ,
- throw away ,
- throw overboard ,
- throwing overboard ,
- toss aside ,
- toss out ,
- tossed aside ,
- tossed out ,
- unload ,
- wash hands of ,
- wash one's hands of .
- facilitate ,
- facilitates ,
- made lighter ,
- make less ,
- make lighter ,
- pour out ,
- poured out ,
- pouring out ,
- pours out ,
- take a load off ,
- unburden ,
- unburdened ,
- unburdening ,
- unburdens ,
- uplight ,
- uplights .
- Absentation ,
- Detrude ,
- Detrusion ,
- Discarding ,
- Ejectment ,
- Obtrusion ,
- Rejectamenta ,
- abandonment ,
- abolition ,
- agitate ,
- aim ,
- assignation ,
- assignment ,
- back out ,
- banish ,
- beg off ,
- bilge ,
- blurt ,
- boot ,
- boot out ,
- booting out ,
- bounce ,
- cashier ,
- cast ,
- cast away ,
- cast out ,
- cast-off ,
- castaway ,
- casting away ,
- castoff ,
- cessation ,
- cession ,
- chuck away ,
- chuck out ,
- commitment ,
- conveyance ,
- cry off ,
- defenestrate ,
- defenestration ,
- depart from ,
- desuetude ,
- devolution ,
- devotion ,
- dice ,
- direct ,
- direction ,
- disengagement ,
- dispensation ,
- dispense with ,
- displace ,
- dispose of ,
- disposition ,
- disuse ,
- do away with ,
- drop out ,
- eighty-six ,
- ejection ,
- eradicate ,
- escape ,
- evacuation ,
- exorcise ,
- expel ,
- exposure ,
- expulsion ,
- extrude ,
- extrusion ,
- fling ,
- flotsam ,
- flotsam and jetsam ,
- forsaking ,
- get quit of ,
- get rid of ,
- give away ,
- give the hook ,
- go back on ,
- heave ,
- heave out ,
- heave overboard ,
- hurl ,
- imprison ,
- incarcerate ,
- jetsam ,
- jettisoning ,
- junking ,
- kick downstairs ,
- kick out ,
- kicking downstairs ,
- lay ,
- lay aside ,
- lay-by ,
- leave behind ,
- leaving ,
- lob ,
- lose ,
- maroon ,
- obtrude ,
- ostracise ,
- oust ,
- ouster ,
- ousting ,
- pitch ,
- point ,
- pour ,
- project ,
- pull out ,
- pulling out ,
- put away ,
- put out ,
- qualify ,
- quit ,
- quit cold ,
- refuse ,
- rejection ,
- relegation ,
- removal ,
- remove ,
- renege ,
- renegue ,
- renunciation ,
- replace ,
- resignation ,
- rid oneself of ,
- sale ,
- scrapping ,
- scratch ,
- shoot ,
- shun ,
- throw ,
- throw aside ,
- throw out ,
- throw over ,
- throw up ,
- throwaway ,
- throwing away ,
- throwing out ,
- thrust out ,
- tip ,
- toss ,
- toss away ,
- toss overboard ,
- turn away ,
- wash out ,
- withdraw ,
- withdrawal ,
- zeal .
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How to use "Jettison" in context?
When you jettison something, you release it from a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, often purposely to reduce its weight. The word comes from the same root as cast "into the air," and suggests throwing something with force into the void.
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