rid

verb

ˈrid How to pronounce rid (audio)
Definition of ridnext
as in to relieve
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers worked two jobs to rid himself of debt

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rid
  1. relieve
  2. free
  3. clear
Verb
  • Rather than rising up and killing its former masters, Murderbot just goes about performing its security work, relieving the boredom by watching a lot of entertainment media.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Trump rejected a 90-day pause in tariffs set to take effect on Wednesday, a bit of rumor that briefly relieved agitated financial markets before it was promptly dismissed by the White House as fiction.
    — Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of relieve
Verb
  • One hand is freed just long enough to hold the receiver when making phone calls.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
  • By eliminating or at least reducing manual, error-prone processes, these applications free up finance teams to focus on strategic initiatives like scaling operations and optimizing capital allocation.
    — Carlos Vega, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of free
Verb
  • Those two both were cleared just prior to Monday night’s game.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Stephenson has been catching but hasn’t been cleared to throw or hit yet.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of clear
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