1
as in to leave
to end a usually intimate relationship with
all of her friends were surprised at how she just dumped him
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in to unload
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
dump the trash on the curb and go back inside
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
1
as in landfill
a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped
all of the used packaging eventually ends up in the dump
Synonyms & Similar Words
2
as in warehouse
a place where military arms are stored
a daring raid on the ammunition dump
Synonyms & Similar Words
3
as in mess
a dirty or messy place
his place is always a dump, so he almost never has people over
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of dump
Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Employees are seen dumping trays of uneaten food in the garbage and cleaning up a mess from scalpers who pay for the meal, take the toy and leave.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 22 May 2025
Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, 6 June 2017
The latter came after Sandburg setter Connor Kelly put the Eagles on top with a dump and a block on consecutive plays.
—Logan Malloy, Daily Southtown, 30 May 2017
See All Example Sentences for dump
Verb
Tracking collared bears revealed that bears were being lured into traffic danger by a roadside pit where the Ministry of Transportation was dumping roadkill.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Employees are seen dumping trays of uneaten food in the garbage and cleaning up a mess from scalpers who pay for the meal, take the toy and leave.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 22 May 2025
Noun
The chemicals apparently had leached into the water from waste dumps, where the company disposed of the chemicals, ending in the 1970s.
—Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, 6 June 2017
The latter came after Sandburg setter Connor Kelly put the Eagles on top with a dump and a block on consecutive plays.
—Logan Malloy, Daily Southtown, 30 May 2017
See All Example Sentences for dump
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dump
Verb
-
The only two albums left in her catalog yet to be released as a re-recording are Reputation and her debut album.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
-
Place the basil leaves (and optional lemon zest) into a clean glass jar.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Verb
-
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Aid groups are unloading food and other critical supplies in the Gaza Strip, after a monthslong blockade that has put children at risk of famine.—
Anna Mulrine Grobe,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 May 2025
-
Once Devon can unload caretaking duties for Bruce (their father), Simone says life is going to get really good for her.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
22 May 2025
Noun
-
Since 2010, the program has diverted more than 1.7 million pounds of food that would have otherwise gone to landfills to help feed those experiencing food insecurity.—
Gary Occhiogrosso,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
-
From straws and bags to take-out containers, single-use plastics crowd landfills and clog waterways.—
Aissa Dearing,
JSTOR Daily,
22 May 2025
Noun
-
The company’s old headquarters sit directly next to Nowadays, a bar and night club that occupies a warehouse and an adjacent, tree-laden lot.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
30 May 2025
-
Scores of Palestinian men, women and children raced across a dusty expanse toward an aid warehouse in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
29 May 2025
Noun
-
This daily upkeep keeps messes manageable and prevents them from accumulating to an overwhelming level.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 May 2025
-
Watching people getting clobbered with mops, or Stitch making messes and starting fires at the open-air beach resort where Nani works — the funny’s diminished in live-action.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
Verb
-
Plus, people are ditching their pay-TV packages for cheaper streaming options and further chipping away at the cable companies’ once-lucrative bottom lines.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
-
Finally, ditch the return-to-office mandates and try piloting schedules that are outside of the traditional 9-5, 5 days a week.—
Lindsay Kohler,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Verb
-
Disposable paper dresses enjoyed a brief vogue in the turbulent late 1960s, when young people literally wore their politics and interests on their sleeves—but were prepared to discard them as easily as a piece of Kleenex.—
Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 May 2025
-
The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025
Noun
-
It has long been said that Hutchinson needed an auditorium but all indications point now to the fact that Hutchinson is going to use the armory auditorium more than anyone expected.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
-
The arena has been just the right size, not an 20,000-seat NBA building, but not an old armory, either.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
13 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Dump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dump. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share