SCRAPPED Synonyms: 151 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

past tense of scrap

as in bickered

to express different opinions about something often angrily the young couple often scrapped about money and their very disparate spending habits

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scrapped

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verb (2)

past tense of scrap

as in discarded

to get rid of as useless or unwanted we've decided to scrap the second car

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as in canceled

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) we scrapped our plans to go to Paris, and set out the next day for Prague

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Recent Examples of scrapped

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Gartner expects more than 40% of agentic AI projects, which are projects built on AI that acts on its own rather than waiting for instructions, to be scrapped by the end of 2027, citing escalating costs and unclear business value among the reasons. — Ciaran Cosgrave, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Lionsgate eventually pivoted to turning Ascendant into a TV movie for Starz that could launch a spinoff series, but the plan was scrapped after the cast, including Woodley and James, declined to return for a television format. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 The $828 million, five-proposition bond package is one of the key issues in the school board race along with concerns about rebuilding trust after a plan to split the district was scrapped. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026 In 2025, realizing the existing Siri couldn’t grow into the AI era, the company scrapped it in favor of another version that had been two-tracked. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Other countries have also scrapped cash-for-residency programs, citing concerns ranging from dirty money to housing affordability. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026 Other countries have also scrapped cash-for-residency programs, citing concerns including dirty money and housing affordability. — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Epstein was not named as one of the finalists or even a top 20 candidate by the initial search committee before the university provost scrapped the search and later appointed Epstein. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 If all of City’s results are to be scrapped this season, next season, or in four seasons to come, then whatever happens in the meantime is somewhat meaningless. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrapped

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The two of them together, just 17 months apart, shared playlists, bickered over where to stop during Apple CarPlay calls, pulled up beside me and faded away with silly faces, encapsulating 20 years of my life in my rearview mirror.

— Robert Duffer, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026
King bickered with fans on social media.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026

Definition of bickered

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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

Definition of discarded

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The Vatican had originally estimated a weeklong hospital stay, and had canceled his audiences through Tuesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
In a sign of the impact on the party, MK canceled its flagship Siyathatha rally less than three weeks before South Africa’s municipal elections.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of canceled

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When people have little relief from stress in a chaotic environment, their brains have difficulty coping with the ongoing prediction errors, Friston, McEwen and neuroscientist Achim Peters argued in a 2017 article.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Consumer advocates have argued that digital labels could eventually be used for surge pricing or personalized pricing.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of argued

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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

Verb

In contrast, the ad says Desmond fought to lower costs and supports suspending the gas tax.

— Kevin Freking, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
In the case of Yemen, the ground fighters inside the country who are taking on the Houthis are deeply divided and fought each other as recently as January.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of fought

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