jettison

verb

How many syllables in jettison?

There are 3 syllables in the word jettison.

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jet · ti · son

How to pronounce jettison:

Definition of jettison:

jettison (verb):: to abandon or give up; throw as from an airplane.; to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision

Synonyms for jettison:

abandon

cast aside

cast away

cast out

chuck out

desert

discard

dispose

dump

forsake

put away

reject

relinquish

scrap

shed

slough off

throw away

throw on the scrapheap

throw out

toss

toss away

toss out

Antonyms for jettison:

acquire

allow

assert

begin

continue

defend

hoard

hold

hold on to

keep

maintain

pick up

put on

retain

save

start

take in

take on

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