JILTED Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

jilted

verb

past tense of jilt

as in dumped

to end a usually intimate relationship with still trying to get over being jilted by his longtime girlfriend

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For all the money that's been dumped into the program, that's not good enough.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
In the aftermath of allegations from Wood and then others, Manson was dumped by CAA as a client and lost acting roles in American Gods and Creepshow.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026

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People who would normally carry around an iPod and their mobile phone ditched their iPods for a mobile device that could combine both.

— Eric Griffith, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
With no end to the crisis in sight, investors again ditched French bonds, pushing up their yields.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

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