The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AXING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Getting rid of crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AXING | 78 % | 5 |
| ERASING | 22 % | 7 |
Why may AXING be the right solution?
"Getting rid of" is a clue for a word that means to eliminate or remove something. "AXING" is the right solution because it is a verb that means to chop or cut down, which effectively gets rid of something.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Getting rid of
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- discarding
- eliminating
- removing
- remove
- take out
- put out
- dispel
- weed out
- rescind
- expelling
- ablation
- dispense with
Crossword Answer definitions
AXING verb- To request (information, or an answer to a question).
- To put forward (a question) to be answered.
- To interrogate or enquire of (a person).
- To request or petition; usually with for.
- To request permission to do something.
- To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.
- To invite.
- To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
- To take (a person's situation) as an example.
- To fell or chop with an axe.
- To lay off, terminate or drastically reduce, especially in a rough or ruthless manner; to cancel.
- To furnish with an axle.
- An assault carried out with an axe.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result AXING
- Getting rid of
- Giving the pink slip
- Making staff cuts
- Taking off the payroll
- Terminating
- Firing
- Giving the sack
- Tree work
- Personnel job
- Pink-slipping