Synonyms of discards

discards 1 of 2

noun

plural of discard

as in culls

something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others

toss all of your discards in the garbage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• culls
• rejects
• seconds
• rejections
• trash
• rubbish
• wastes
• scraps
• castaways
• throwaways
• white elephants
• hand-me-downs

discards

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of discard

as in dumps

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

discard an old, torn sweater

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumps
• unloads
• ditches
• loses
• rejects
• abandons
• scraps
• tosses
• jettisons
• removes
• sheds
• eliminates
• junks
• exorcises
• chucks
• sloughs (off)
• exorcizes
• dismisses
• casts (off)
• flings (off or away)
• shucks (off)
• throws away
• sluffs (off)
• forsakes
• disposes of
• sets aside
• lays by
• deep-sixes
• abolishes
• eighty-sixes
• throws out
• cashiers
• abdicates
• 86es
• eradicates
• pitches
• expunges
• exterminates
• deserts
• annihilates
• extinguishes
• kicks out
• stamps (out)
• extirpates
• liquidates
• wipes out
• roots (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uses
• adopts
• embraces
• utilizes
• employs
• takes on
• holds
• retains
• keeps
• holds back