The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DIVEST , but the solution may also be PURGE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Rid (of) crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DIVEST | 43 % | 6 |
| PURGE | 29 % | 5 |
| PURGED | 14 % | 6 |
| DIVESTED | 14 % | 8 |
Why may PURGE be the right solution?
"Rid" means to eliminate or remove something, and "PURGE" is a synonym for getting rid of something, making it the correct answer to the clue "Rid (of)."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rid (of)
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- eliminate
- obviate
- end up
- cope with
- go into
- feel like
- feel for
- look like
- casini
- depend on
- with that
- build on
Crossword Answer definitions
DIVEST verb- To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
- To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary.
- To undress.
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 DIVEST
- Sell off
- Dispossess
- Rid
- Sell off, as stocks
- Strip, as of rights
- Rid (of)
- Get rid (of)
- Strip.
- Deprive.
- Dispossess.
More clues leading to the result PURGE
- Remove from office, soviet-style
- Remove, Soviet-style
- Get rid of
- Prove cathartic
- Eliminate, as undesirables
- Stalinesque sweep
- Political housecleaning
- Political ouster
- Cleanse thoroughly
- Free of guilt
More clues leading to the result PURGED
- Had a catharsis
- Removed impurities
- Cleansed
- Rid (of)
- Rid
- Got rid of
- Freed of all dissidents
- Liquidated
- Freed of dissidents