do without

verb

did without; done without; doing without; does without

: to not have (something) : to live, work, etc., without having (something)

If you can't afford a new car, you'll just have to do without (one).

I don't know how we ever did without computers.

—can/could do without is often used to say that one does not like or approve of something

I enjoy traveling, but I can do without having to wait around in crowded airports.

He was late again. That's the kind of selfish behavior I could do without.

Examples of do without in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But beyond water and alcohol, Finland absolutely has non-alcoholic sauna drinks too, a lot of saunaing is obviously done without a drop of alcohol. —Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

This can and should be done without bombing the plant. —Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026

The final straw for a frustrated Overland Park City Council came after potentially shoddy construction work done without the proper permits left the roof at risk of collapse. —Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026

That Barca could get the job done without their best player of the season, Lamine Yamal, at one of La Liga’s toughest away grounds. —Pol Ballús, New York Times, 4 May 2026

Rhymes for do without

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout