do without

phrasal 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

Kennedy said the goal remains to sign a right-handed bat but noted the Red Sox could make do without a major addition. —Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025

Our editors and contributors have tested several kinds of platform beds over the years, and have some thoughts on what’s for keeps, and what squeaks enough to do without. —Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 30 Jan. 2025

Too often, Noel-Sullivan said, screenings like this are done without compensation. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2025

But while it can be done without Congress, the withdrawal from the organization requires a one-year notice; Trump lost the 2020 election before the period ended. —Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025

Rhymes for do without

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