Antonyms for dispense withdis·pense with

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1. spare, give up, part with, dispense withverb

   give up what is not strictly needed

   "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"

   Synonyms:
   spare, allow, abandon, forfeit, vacate, release, give up, resign, save, forgo, kick, throw in, surrender, part with, fall by the wayside, lay off, waive, throw overboard, cede, stop, relinquish, throw in the towel, deliver, cease, chuck up the sponge, renounce, discontinue, drop out, free, drop by the wayside, forego, quit, foreswear

2. waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense withverb

   do without or cease to hold or adhere to

   "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"

   Synonyms:
   quit, foreswear, predate, antedate, spare, part with, release, throw overboard, renounce, forego, give up, waive, let go, let go of, resign, forgo, relinquish, forfeit, antecede, precede, free

3. dispense withverb

   forgo or do or go without

   Synonyms:
   foreswear, relinquish, give up, forego, waive, forgo, part with, spare

How to use dispense with in a sentence?

1. Edith Hamilton:

   He was, first and last, the born fighter, to whom the consciousness of being matched against a great adversary suffices and who can dispense with success. Life for him was an adventure, perilous indeed, but men are not made for safe havens. The fullness of life is in the hazards of life. And, at the worst, there is that in us which can turn defeat into victory.

2. Eric Greitens:

   We will dispense with these false allegations.

3. Louis Aragon:

   There exists a black kingdom which the eyes of man avoid because its landscape fails signally to flatter them. This darkness, which he imagines he can dispense with in describing the light, is error with its unknown characteristics. Error is certainty's constant companion. Error is the corollary of evidence. And anything said about truth may equally well be said about error: the delusion will be no greater.

4. Perry Brass:

   The god that you dispense with today, will come back as a demon tomorrow.

5. John Cornyn:

   Every action has a reaction and in this case it is simple justice, they've made their beds so let's dispense with the outrage.

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