Do away with - Crossword Clue

Q: What's the best solution for Do away with?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Do away with is ERASE. Other possible answers include ABOLISH, EFFACE, ELIMINATE, OBVIATE, SCRAP, SCRUB.

Q: How many solutions are there for Do away with?

We have found 7 possible answers for the crossword clue Do away with.

Q: Which crosswords feature clues like Do away with?

Clues like Do away with often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Sunday Times, Sunday Mirror, Daily Mail Mailword, The Daily Telegraph GK, The Independent Inquisitor, among others.

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 17/12/2025

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Do away with.

7 letter answer(s) to do away with

ABOLISH

do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"

OBVIATE

do away with
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

6 letter answer(s) to do away with

EFFACE

make inconspicuous; "efface oneself"
remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"
remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"

9 letter answer(s) to do away with

ELIMINATE

dismiss from consideration or a contest;
do away with
eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
remove from a contest or race; "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race"
terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"

5 letter answer(s) to do away with

ERASE

remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"
remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"
wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information; "Who erased the files form my hard disk?"

SCRAP

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
A small piece
a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used; "she jotted it on a scrap of paper"; "there was not a scrap left"
dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer"
have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
make into scrap or refuse; "scrap the old airplane and sell the parts"
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
To abandon. As a project or programme
worthless material that is to be disposed of

SCRUB

(of domestic animals) not selectively bred
clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back"
dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill"
the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"

Frequently asked questions about ‘Do away with’

What's the best solution for Do away with?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Do away with is ERASE. Other possible answers include ABOLISH, EFFACE, ELIMINATE, OBVIATE, SCRAP, SCRUB.

How many solutions are there for Do away with?

We have found 7 possible answers for the crossword clue Do away with.

Which crosswords feature clues like Do away with?

Clues like Do away with often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Sunday Times, Sunday Mirror, Daily Mail Mailword, The Daily Telegraph GK, The Independent Inquisitor, among others.

Clue	Answers
Get rid of	19
Scrap	18
Clear	17
Off	17
Take off	17
Cancel	11
End	11
Quarrel	11
Substitute	11
Remove	10
Take out	10
Waste	10
Eliminate	9
Prevent	9
Throw out	9
Destroy	8
Dump	8
Rule out	8
Wipe out	8
Annul	7
Set-to	7
Take away	7
Deep-six	6
Donnybrook	6
Fragment	5
Obliterate	5
Remnant	5
Small piece	5
Bump off	4
Delete	4
Forestall	4
Go at it	4
Jettison	4
Junk	4
Put an end to	4
Blot out	3
Expunge	3
Leftover bit	3
Preclude	3
Rub out	3
Second-stringer	3
Waste material	3
Bit of fabric	2
Bleep out	2
Clean by hard rubbing	2
Clean thoroughly	2
Clean, in a way	2
Do in	2
Go back to square one	2
Leftover part	2

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