riddance
Relief from something
Riddance is the act of getting rid of something unwanted.
The word appears almost exclusively in the phrase good riddance, expressing relief or satisfaction that someone or something is gone: Good riddance to that awful job.
The phrase often stands alone as an exclamation when an annoyance finally departs.
Total elimination of something
- exterminationComplete destruction of a group
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
purge · extirpation · excision · extinction · clearance · disposal · liquidation · expunction
Forced permanent removal
- oustingForcible removal from position
- evictionForced departure from rental
- removalAct of taking away
- banishmentForced removal from place
ejection · discharge · sacking · firing · termination · layoff · exclusion · purging
Easing of distress
- releaseTo let go
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
escape · freedom · extrication · disentanglement · rescue · salvation · reprieve · respite
Departing salutation
- partingAct of leaving another
- departureAct of going away
- leave-takingAct of saying goodbye
- send-offFarewell gathering or party
adieu · valediction · so long · see the back of · bon voyage · sayonara · exit · severance
Removal of contaminants
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- clearing outEmptying completely
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
- cleanseRemove dirt or sin
decluttering · sweeping away · housecleaning · spring cleaning · clearing · sanitization · decontamination · flushing out
eradication
Total elimination of something
- exterminationComplete destruction of a group
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
obliteration · purge · extirpation · excision · extinction · clearance · disposal · liquidation · expunction · deletion
expulsion
Forced permanent removal
banishment · ejection · discharge · sacking · firing · termination · layoff · exclusion · purging · displacement
relief
Easing of distress
- releaseTo let go
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
emancipation · escape · freedom · extrication · disentanglement · rescue · salvation · reprieve · respite · sigh of relief
goodbye
Departing salutation
- partingAct of leaving another
- departureAct of going away
- leave-takingAct of saying goodbye
send-off · adieu · valediction · so long · see the back of · bon voyage · sayonara · exit · severance · final goodbye
purification
Removal of contaminants
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- clearing outEmptying completely
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
cleanse · decluttering · sweeping away · housecleaning · spring cleaning · clearing · sanitization · decontamination · flushing out · disencumbering
- declutteringdecluttering, organizing, donating, purging, discarding
- eliminationremoval, exclusion, eradication, obliteration, expulsion
- expulsionsejection, ousting, expelling, forcing out, eviction
- archaic wordsthee, thou, thy, thine, tis
- liberationfreedom, release, escape, deliverance, emancipation
riddanceacquisition
Act of obtaining something
acquirement · accumulation · collection · gathering · obtainment
riddanceretention
Continued holding or possession
keeping · preservation · holding · inclusion · harboring
riddanceburdening
Imposing a load
encumbrance · saddling · imposition · affliction · loading
- good riddanceJoy at removal
- good riddance to bad rubbishRelief when something unwanted leaves