DISCARDED Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in ignored

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verb

past tense of discard

as in dumped

to get rid of as useless or unwanted discard an old, torn sweater

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Recent Examples of discarded

Adjective

In another development, researchers in the US developed a new method that could turn discarded data center hardware into a reliable, eco-friendly source of rare earths and valuable metals. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2025

Verb

Individual containers of food were not marked to indicate the food items to be discarded under time as public health control. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 Not just dead satellites and discarded rocket stages, but millions of tiny fragments travelling at enormous relative velocities. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026 Prior to Harmony's launch, the last new room addition to the ISS had occurred in 2001, when Russia's Pirs docking module (since discarded) arrived. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026 But there was a point in the design process where these itty-bitty body parts got discarded. — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026 In the past, assortments for both teams would be prepared in advance and the loser’s merchandise would be discarded. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Multiple bags of steak, mac & cheese, feta cheese, ground beef, chile sauce, refried beans, black beans and other sauces had to be discarded due to improper storage. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026 Though historians estimate that at least 10,000 Frankfurt Kitchens were installed beginning in 1926, most have been discarded or remodeled out of existence. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026 As for privacy, Mayer said users can grant Dazzle full, partial, or no access to their photos and images that are sensitive are immediately discarded. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for discarded

Adjective

And indeed the grounds are littered with junked classics from the 1950s and '60s.

— Priyanka Mattoo, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Plots littered with junked trunks, empty skid tanks, the rib cages of hoop houses picked clean.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026

Definition of junked

Verb

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

Definition of dumped

Adjective

Recycling and anti-waste advocates counter that regulators weakened the law with exemptions and carve-outs that could undermine its environmental goals.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Shards of glass and ceramic, rusted metal, medical and bio-waste, syringes, cracked circuit boards, and broken electronics protruded everywhere.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of waste

Verb

Video captured the Toyota leaving before the second robbery and returning afterward, when a man resembling Sartin unloaded a bicycle, according to the affidavit.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
During Trautman’s visit in the fall of 1942, when matériel was unloaded off the coast of Australia, it was stacked on the beaches, fully exposed to the elements.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of unloaded

Adjective

Investors and analysts are increasingly looking to other parts of the market, both to find neglected sources of value and to start assuming a defensive posture against a possible downturn.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Changing their environment is more reliable and more neglected.

— Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

Definition of neglected

Verb

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

Definition of ditched

Adjective

According to their internal document, officers must sort — and store — non-refuse items left behind at an encampment sweep when the person is taken into police custody, as Williams was.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
The refuse pile consisted of coal waste, carbonaceous shale, and coal ash.

— Logan Smith, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026

Definition of refuse

Verb

The Dolphins, who have lost their first five games and are in the midst of a roster retooling, are raising season ticket prices across the board in 2027, after not increasing prices for any seats (and lowering the price of some seats) this year.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
As their name implies, each qubit is stored in an ion, an atom that has lost one or more of its electrons.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

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