ditched
Dropped without warning
Ditched is the past tense of ditch, meaning to abandon or get rid of something.
You can ditch a plan, ditch class, or ditch a person: She ditched her boyfriend after prom.
The word carries a casual, slightly callous tone—ditching suggests leaving without much ceremony or regret.
Originally from literally throwing something into a ditch.
Completely abandoned or discarded
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
- leftDeparted or portside
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- dumpedAbruptly ended romantically
discarded · jilted · rejected · cast-off · neglected · forgotten · dropped · marooned
Long narrow excavation
- dugRemoved earth by shoveling
- channelPassage for transmission
- drainageLiquid removal system
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
culvert · moat · furrow · gutter · canal · embankment · shovel · backhoe
Escaped from danger
Utterly destroyed
- totaledDestroyed or summed
- smashedBroken or intoxicated
- careenedMoved swiftly and unsteadily
- veeredTurned sharply aside
swerved · skidded · flipped · rolled · roadside · embankment · accident · collision
Treacherously harmed by ally
- double-crossedBetrayed by supposed ally
- deceivedMisled into false belief
- cheatedActed dishonestly to win
- crossedWent from side to side
duped · hoodwinked · bamboozled · misled · swindled · sabotaged · undermined · sold-out
forsaken
Completely abandoned or discarded
dumped · discarded · jilted · rejected · cast-off · neglected · forgotten · dropped · marooned · shunned
trench
Long narrow excavation
irrigation · culvert · moat · furrow · gutter · canal · embankment · shovel · backhoe · earthworks
fled
Escaped from danger
wrecked
Utterly destroyed
veered · swerved · skidded · flipped · rolled · roadside · embankment · accident · collision · pile-up
backstabbed
Treacherously harmed by ally
- double-crossedBetrayed by supposed ally
- deceivedMisled into false belief
- cheatedActed dishonestly to win
crossed · duped · hoodwinked · bamboozled · misled · swindled · sabotaged · undermined · sold-out · two-timed
- discardeddiscarded, threw away, tossed, trashed, dumped
- abandonmentabandon, abandoned, forsake, desert, leave
- outcastsoutcast, pariah, pariahs, outcasts, outlaws
- abandonedabandoned, abandoned building, abandoned factory, abandoned hospital, abandoned mine
- rejectedrejected, spurned, rebuffed, snubbed, refused
- flight statusbooked, canceled, delayed, boarding, cancelled
ditchedkept
Didn't give away
retained · maintained · held onto · preserved · saved
- last ditchFinal desperate attempt
- last-ditch effortFinal attempt before failure
- ditch diggerOne who excavates channels
- ding-dong ditchRing doorbell, then hide
- ding-dong ditchingPrank ringing then hiding
- ding dong ditchPranking by ringing doorbells