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

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

Sometimes torture is just cool, like walking away from an exploding building in slo-mo, something Creasy does without irony. —Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026

This simply cannot be done without the ability to buy land. —Susan Carr, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for do without

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