Synonyms of discarded

discarded 1 of 2

adjective

as in ignored

Related Words

• ignored
• junked
• jettisoned
• waste
• neglected
• refuse
• cast-off
• unattended
• rejected
• untended
• castaway
• abandoned
• vacated
• forgotten
• shabby
• forsaken
• disused
• deserted
• vacant
• derelict
• miserable
• void
• godforsaken
• empty
• desolate
• idle
• wretched

Dissimilar Words

• saved
• recovered
• reclaimed
• redeemed
• salvaged
• retrieved
• restored
• rescued
• reconditioned
• rehabilitated
• rehabbed
• repeopled

discarded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of discard

as in dumped

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

discard an old, torn sweater

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumped
• unloaded
• ditched
• lost
• abandoned
• scrapped
• jettisoned
• rejected
• tossed
• junked
• removed
• shed
• chucked
• eliminated
• exorcised
• cast (off)
• disposed of
• cashiered
• laid by
• sloughed (off)
• flung (off or away)
• shucked (off)
• threw away
• set aside
• dismissed
• sluffed (off)
• deep-sixed
• eighty-sixed
• threw out
• pitched
• deserted
• eradicated
• abdicated
• abolished
• forsook
• kicked out
• expunged
• wiped out
• extinguished
• exterminated
• extirpated
• stamped (out)
• annihilated
• liquidated
• rooted (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopted
• used
• employed
• utilized
• embraced
• retained
• held
• took on
• kept
• held back

Example Sentences

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

Each of the 31 teams needed to be reoutfitted, along with every member of the athletic department staff, and the old stuff discarded. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Numerous foods were discarded and two coolers required repairs, according to the report. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026

Officials said one pile of construction material recently had to be discarded after riders repeatedly drove over it, creating a costly setback for the Restore I-94 project. — Gino Vicci, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Now, that discarded thermal waste becomes the primary power source for air conditioning. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

Compost tea leaves if the bag is plant-based; nylon bags should be discarded in the trash. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026

The stage, which is discarded during normal launches, is filled with fuel to help the rocket break free of Earth’s gravity. — Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

In 2015, the last year fishing was allowed around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, the longline fishing fleet caught and discarded more than 7,000 sharks. — NPR, 3 Aug. 2026

Russia’s answer to the Artemis program is to develop its own Russian Orbital Station, using modules from the International Space Station after it has been discarded, which would act as a gateway for lunar exploration. — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026