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100 Words to Use Instead of “Drop”

April 4, 2026

100 Words to Use Instead of

No. Item Definition
1. abandon leave behind
2. abstain choose not to do
3. back out withdraw from an agreement
4. bail out leave quickly
5. bow out leave politely
6. break off stop suddenly
7. bring down cause to fall
8. bypass avoid or skip
9. call off cancel
10. cancel decide not to proceed
11. cast throw or send
12. cease stop happening
13. chuck throw away
14. collapse fall down suddenly
15. come down move downward
16. contract become smaller
17. curtail reduce or limit
18. cut reduce by removing
19. decrease become less
20. deposit put in a place
21. desist stop doing something
22. detach separate from something
23. discard throw away
24. discontinue stop providing or doing
25. ditch get rid of
26. dribble fall in small drops
27. drip fall in drops
28. dump throw away carelessly
29. email send an email
30. end bring to a stop
31. exclude keep out
32. fall move downward
33. fling throw suddenly
34. forgo go without
35. give up stop trying
36. go down decrease or descend
37. halt stop suddenly
38. heave throw with effort
39. hurl throw with force
40. jettison throw off to lighten load
41. knock down cause to fall
42. lay down put down flat
43. lessen make less severe
44. let fall allow to fall
45. let go stop holding
46. lighten reduce the load
47. lob throw in a high arc
48. lose no longer have
49. lower move to a lower position
50. message send a note
51. misfile put in wrong file
52. mislay temporarily lose
53. misplace lose by putting wrongly
54. omit leave out
55. opt out choose not to participate
56. pare back reduce gradually
57. pause stop briefly
58. peel off remove by pulling
59. pick off remove one by one
60. pitch throw with a motion
61. plop drop with a soft sound
62. pluck pull off quickly
63. plunk drop with a dull sound
64. pull out leave or withdraw
65. put down place on a surface
66. quit stop doing
67. reduce make smaller
68. refrain stop yourself from doing
69. release let go of
70. remove take away
71. resign leave a job voluntarily
72. scatter throw loosely over area
73. scrap cancel or discard
74. set down put down gently
75. shed let fall off
76. spill let liquid fall out
77. splash cause liquid to fall noisily
78. spray send out in droplets
79. sprinkle scatter small drops
80. stop cease doing
81. strew scatter over a surface
82. suspend stop temporarily
83. take off remove from a surface
84. terminate bring to an end
85. text send a text message
86. throw send through the air
87. thud fall with a heavy sound
88. tip cause to fall over
89. topple fall over
90. toss throw lightly
91. trim reduce slightly
92. tumble fall awkwardly
93. unburden remove a load
94. unclip remove from a clip
95. undo reverse a fastening
96. unfasten undo a fastening
97. unhook remove from a hook
98. unload remove cargo
99. unpack take out of a container
100. withdraw pull back or leave
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