do without

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

Sometimes torture is just cool, like walking away from an exploding building in slo-mo, something Creasy does without irony. —Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026

This simply cannot be done without the ability to buy land. —Susan Carr, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026

But thanks to the club’s disjointed roster construction that will be hard to do without also sitting Anthony or Duran in the process. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026

The vibrant Florida town of around 57,000 strikes the perfect balance of having just enough to do without being overwhelming to a weekend visitor. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for do without

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