CASTOFFS Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

castoffs

noun

plural of castoff

as in rejects

one who is cast out or rejected by society a castoff who later became a famous poet

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Recent Examples of castoffs How odd that your in-laws can call your bed old and ugly, but balk at insulting their neighbor’s castoffs by not using them. — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2026 Hsu maps a Los Angeles of leftovers and castoffs; portraits of friends and strangers in the street are full of dazed, inscrutable expressions. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026 The Valkyries, as an expansion club, were constructed originally out of WNBA castoffs and skilled international players. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 While the big-name prospects were at Chase Center, the combo guard had to make the most of it with long shots and castoffs. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 12 July 2026 The pastor’s initiative proved so popular that the church began distributing feed sacks to well-off homes, so Boston housewives could continually set aside castoffs for donation. — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 For decades, West Africa’s largest secondhand market had thrived on the global North’s castoffs, yet a growing deluge of fast fashion and its ultra-fast successors had turned Accra into the world’s clothing graveyard. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026 Shortly After Roster Cut As the Braves continue to win despite the revolving door to the roster, the team has now gotten news that another one of its big-league castoffs from this season has left Major League Baseball entirely. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 Ira, so with a trade the team will be Bam Adebayo, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jovic and a bunch of G Leaguers or castoffs. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Pollock's rejects were the source material for Bald Eagle, according to Kumar.

— Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
The most opinionated of these rejects is Smarty Pants, a basic toilet-training tech tool given an amusingly snarky attitude by Conan O’Brien.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026

Definition of rejects

Noun

These bog bodies tell stories of a time when humans were sacrificed to the gods in bogs, as otherworldly margins between the human and divine realms, or when social outcasts met a cruel, violent end for failing to conform to societal standards.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
The one-of-a-kind tribute to the eternal hitmaker tells a Wizard of Oz-esque story (fitting for one of the stars of The Wiz) about a group of four outcasts who learn to embrace their unique talents after being gifted special objects from Michael.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of outcasts

Noun

As fans recall, season 50 featured a guest appearance by MrBeast, who challenged the castaways to correctly guess a coin toss to double the $1 million prize.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026
Meet the 'Survivor' 51 castaways Are there any players from Michigan on 'Survivor' 51?

— Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of castaways

Noun

Rather than bolstering support for traditional hunting practices, the constitutional amendment could make sportsmen and women pariahs in the public’s eye and invite further ballot initiatives.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Though top of the Premier League, City are pariahs domestically, having been found guilty of almost all of the breaches of the league’s financial regulations they were charged with, pending a final appeal.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of pariahs

Noun

Remember, the Lord Jesus did not fear lepers, and leprosy was (and continues to be) a highly contagious infectious disease.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
The town serves as the backdrop for what many surrounding the production consider the creative high point of the season — an episode 5 spaghetti western side mission that involves lepers, eye-gauging vultures, and a train pulled by zombies.

— Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025

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