ridded
Made completely free
Ridded is the past tense and past participle of rid, meaning to free from something unwanted: She ridded herself of bad habits.
The form competes with rid itself, which serves as both present and past: He rid the house of pests yesterday.
Ridded appears less frequently but remains grammatically standard.
Gotten rid of
- jettisonedDeliberately thrown away
- dumpedAbruptly ended romantically
- tossedThrew lightly
- thrown awayDisposed of as refuse
cast off · scrapped · shed · ditched · chucked · expelled · ejected · rejected
Released from confinement
- releasedSet free from confinement
- deliveredBrought to recipient
- relievedNo longer anxious
- unburdenedFreed from a load
disencumbered · extricated · exempted · spared · unshackled · emancipated · discharged · rescued
Totally destroyed or removed
- exterminatedTotally destroyed, none remaining
- extirpatedTotally removed or destroyed
- annihilatedCompletely destroyed, nothing remaining
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
expunged · wiped out · rooted out · stamped out · abolished · destroyed · purged · excised
discarded
Gotten rid of
- jettisonedDeliberately thrown away
- dumpedAbruptly ended romantically
- tossedThrew lightly
thrown away · cast off · scrapped · shed · ditched · chucked · expelled · ejected · rejected · relinquished
liberated
Released from confinement
unburdened · disencumbered · extricated · exempted · spared · unshackled · emancipated · discharged · rescued · disentangled
eradicated
Totally destroyed or removed
- exterminatedTotally destroyed, none remaining
- extirpatedTotally removed or destroyed
- annihilatedCompletely destroyed, nothing remaining
obliterated · expunged · wiped out · rooted out · stamped out · abolished · destroyed · purged · excised · removed
emptied
Removed all contents from
purified · sanitized · decontaminated · tidied · uncluttered · scrubbed · wiped · mopped · dusted · cleared out
riddedburdened
Carrying a heavy load
encumbered · saddled · laden · weighed down · afflicted
- good riddanceJoy at removal
- good riddance to bad rubbishRelief when something unwanted leaves