riddances
Acts of removing
Riddances is the plural of riddance, the act of getting free from something unwanted.
The word appears almost exclusively in the expression good riddance, said when someone or something undesirable finally leaves: Good riddance to that awful neighbor.
Outside this phrase, riddances is rare, though one might speak of multiple riddances of pests or successive riddances of bad habits.
Act of throwing away
- removalAct of taking away
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- expulsionForced permanent removal
eradication · discarding · banishment · ousting · eviction · shedding · jettisoning · dumping
Relieving oneself of weight
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- releaseTo let go
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
- escapeFlight from captivity
emancipation · liberation · respite · salvation · reprieve · disentanglement · extrication · catharsis
Act of going away
- partingAct of leaving another
- goodbyeDeparting salutation
- sendoffFarewell event or gesture
- dismissalRemoval from position
leave-taking · exit · valediction · severance · breakup · cutting ties · walking away · ending
disposal
Act of throwing away
- removalAct of taking away
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
expulsion · eradication · discarding · banishment · ousting · eviction · shedding · jettisoning · dumping · casting off
unburdening
Relieving oneself of weight
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- releaseTo let go
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
escape · emancipation · liberation · respite · salvation · reprieve · disentanglement · extrication · catharsis · cleansing
departure
Act of going away
dismissal · leave-taking · exit · valediction · severance · breakup · cutting ties · walking away · ending · termination
riddancesacquisitions
Things newly gained
gains · accumulations · procurements · collections · retentions
riddancesarrivals
Those who come
additions · introductions · inclusions · welcomings · acceptances
riddancesencumbrances
Burdens that impede movement
burdens · afflictions · impositions · retentions · holdings
- good riddanceJoy at removal
- good riddance to bad rubbishRelief when something unwanted leaves