SCRAPS Synonyms: 340 Similar and Opposite Words

scraps 1 of 4

noun (1)

plural of scrap

as in remainders

an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value only a scrap of silk was left on the sewing table after they had finished the project

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as in fragments

a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete a scrap of paper fluttered to the floor

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as in bits

a very small piece brushed away a scrap of lint

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scraps

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noun (2)

plural of scrap

as in fights

an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions the state legislature's annual scrap over the budget

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as in skirmishes

a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups several drunken revelers were involved in a scrap outside of the nightclub

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scraps

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of scrap

as in bickers

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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scraps

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of scrap

as in discards

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

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as in abandons

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 scraps

Noun

Vintage shearling scraps sourced from Vinted and embroidered squirrel motifs extended the collection’s irreverent approach. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2026 Now only a few scraps remained, and the Waymos passed by, oblivious. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 When the designers need additional materials, Phini encourages them to use scraps and leftover fabric from previous projects. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026 Blanding hops in and out of the truck, grabbing buckets of food scraps from porches and restaurants, piling those scraps into bins in the truck bed and driving them to a composting site. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 Compost and trash can also draw their attention if they’re not secured properly, especially when food scraps are easy to reach. — The Spruce, 4 Oct. 2026 But his script, co-written with regular collaborator Jack Coulter, is less impressive, welding together story scraps from other, better films to rather turbid, uninvolving effect. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026 The storm scraps flights, concerts and sports events The storm forced a change of plans for many people. — Matthew Mulligan, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026 Trash cans filled with food scraps are a welcome feast for household pests like roaches, flies, and ants, but a countertop compost bin is a simple way to stop attracting them in the first place. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026

Verb

The pair of bills scraps the state’s ban on community colleges offering any bachelor’s degree already available at CSU or UC, and replaces it with a system built around regional workforce needs and a district college’s performance. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 Now, so this rule changes that policy and pretty much scraps the requirement for those interviews to take place, which are really kind of integral to the process. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 The current proposal before the board scraps 800 jobs, but community pushback has delayed the decision. — Natalie La Roche Pietri, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026 But then Belly scraps her Parisian plans and pledges her young life to Jeremiah, a rising super senior at Finch majoring in getting high and going to Cabo (which, quite honestly, is more age-appropriate than a wedding). — Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraps

Noun

Perhaps even a rag-tag group of remainders can put a scare into San Antonio.

— Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
The best-case scenario would be for the Lakers’ remainders to extend the best-of-seven series with the Rockets long enough for Doncic and Reaves to rejoin LeBron James in that Big Three, either at the end of this series or the start of the next one.

— Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of remainders

Noun

But the archaeologists who excavated the new skeletal fragments from Shanidar Cave in the Kurdistan region of Iraq say the fossils weave a complex tale of Neanderthal life and death, beyond what appeared to be deliberate violence.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
The show’s name was inspired by the scientific name for the nightshades family of plants and the paintings had fragments of darkness.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of fragments

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O’Rourke and double bassist Johan Berthling shape a steady drone, while Ishibashi’s piano runs suggest time-lapse footage of ice crystals forming, ordinary little bits cohering into objects of wonder.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Cryptographers responded by lengthening the keys, and 2,048 bits is now considered the minimum.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of bits

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This leads to even more behind-the-scenes skirmishes laced with character-centric comedy, as opposing factions align.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Ties between the two countries remain strained over their long-running Himalayan border dispute, which erupted into a deadly skirmishes in 2020 that saw soldiers from both sides use rocks and iron rods in brutal hand-to-hand combat.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of skirmishes

Verb

Bonny abandons her film, recognizing how its obscuring her filial understanding.

— Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
As Washington abandons talks with Iran for an aggressive economic pressure campaign, a cornered Tehran is now threatening military escalation and a wider war to force negotiators back to the table.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

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