to dispense with

Examples

• All

• So let's dispense with the suspense and let's look at what's the biggest part of this pie chart.

  KenDBerryMD

• Look, Detective, let's dispense with the formalities.

  Rising Sun (1993)

• Can we dispense with all that, please?

  The Decemberists: A Practical Handbook (2006)

• We can dispense with the fun and games now.

  The Last Boy Scout (1991)

• Let's dispense with reading of the minutes, since we do not have it.

  Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)

• Since military courtesy is not practical here, we'll dispense with it.

  Uncommon Valor (1983)

• Is this something that firms can dispense with altogether and still be great?

  Academic text (1994)

• The situation grows critical, and time is short, so we will dispense with formalities.

  Fiction book (1992)

• You can dispense with the pleasantries, Desmond.

  October Baby (2011)

• We should dispense with the extra steps to streamline the process.

Synonyms

R

to remove

vsto dispense with

∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

is about ending use or necessity rather than the physical act of moving

G

to get rid of

vsto dispense with

∞ 1.6

To remove or throw away something you do not want

means to decide not to use something rather than physically removing it

E

to eliminate

vsto dispense with

• NSFW

502 3.4

Remove or kill something completely so it is gone

allows simply managing without rather than eliminating it utterly

G

to give up

vsto dispense with

363 2.3

To hand a job or control you have to someone else

involves giving up possession rather than simply choosing to manage without it

D

to discard

vsto dispense with

130 2.7

To throw something away because you no longer want or need it

is about coping without something rather than discarding it physically

W

to waive

vsto dispense with

• Formal

107 6.6

Choose not to use a right or to charge a fee

is similar but applies to stopping use rather than legal rights

D

to do away with

vsto dispense with

88 3.7

Remove something so it is no longer used

can mean simply stop using it without necessarily abolishing entirely

D

to discontinue

vsto dispense with

58 4.2

To stop something that is happening or being given

focuses more on choosing to manage without something rather than ending provision

D

to dispose of

vsto dispense with

56 4.1

Deal with and finish a problem or task so it no longer causes trouble

is narrower, focusing on stopping use rather than resolving a task

P

to phase out

vsto dispense with

31 4.2

To stop using something slowly over time

is an immediate decision to manage without rather than a staged ending

F

to forgo

vsto dispense with

30 6.3

Decide not to have or do something you want

is the same choice to stop using something as a practical decision

R

to retire

vsto dispense with

28 2.8

Take something out of use when it is no longer needed

is broader, covering any decision to stop using something, not only service items

F

to forego

vsto dispense with

24 6.3

To choose not to have or do something

is the same voluntary decision framed for stopping use or need

E

to extinguish

vsto dispense with

21 5.5

End something completely, for example a custom or a debt

focuses more on practical stopping of use rather than total destruction

T

to throw overboard

vsto dispense with

1 6.0

To reject or get rid of something no longer needed

is a calmer decision to manage without rather than an abrupt rejection

Antonyms

U

to use

∞ 1.0

To put something to work for a purpose

K

to keep

∞ 1.0

To store something for later use

How Complete

to abandon

773 3.1

to get rid of

∞ 1.6

to dispense with

24 6.3

to make do

49 3.7

to manage

∞ 3.2

to cut back on

75 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology