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

Pastries containing squash for which there is a poster indicating a shelf life of two days under refrigeration, were for sale and at room temperature without time-mark indicators to be discarded. — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 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 Out of 120 million tons of clothing that was discarded globally in 2024, 80 percent went to incinerators or landfills. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 For those who prefer the numbers, more than 1 billion wooden tees are discarded every year in the US alone. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026 Attempts that fail these checks are discarded, while those that pass produce much cleaner quantum states. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026 With a generation of listeners boasting shorter attention spans and having a glut of releases at their disposal, projects tend to get discarded within weeks, and this kind of move can help alleviate that. — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026 Once discarded, these traps also inadvertently capture birds and other wildlife. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 8 Oct. 2026 Responses with the error were discarded, as were voters who had already been attempted, and quotas were reset. — New York Times, 3 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

Selig in essence dumped his team’s AL tradition for a few more home games with the Cubs and their money-spending fans from the North Shore.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Their attackers confronted them there, shot them dead in the early morning hours and then dumped their bodies into a well more than 50 feet deep.

— Fabiola Sánchez, Los Angeles Times, 17 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

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
Mora unloaded on Summers at UTSA over a late substitution that led to an easy touchdown.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 5 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

On Sunday, Sweeney doubled down and ditched her top in a new commercial for Novig, wearing only white underwear while strategically covering herself with footballs.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Sennheiser has ditched any fins or wings in favor of a more traditional bud shape that relies on silicone eartips to stay put.

— Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 13 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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