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

Responses with the error were discarded, as were voters who had already been attempted, and quotas were reset. — New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Technologies, markets, laws and cultural assumptions all determine what is discarded, what is kept and why. — Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

The Radical Approach​ Generally, a semiconductor wafer (up to 12 inches in diameter) is diced up into chips or dies, and any defective parts of the wafer can be discarded. — Nandan Nayampally, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Nearly 500,000 disposable vapes are discarded each day in the United States, according to the California Public Interest Research Group, or CalPIRG, a consumer advocacy group that supported the bill. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

A number of items were voluntarily discarded due to contamination, including cling film, ovenable pan liners and baking cups. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

At the site, the team is developing more efficient ways to recover scarce radioisotopes that would otherwise be discarded as waste. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026

This is the clearest sign that the entire loaf should be discarded. — Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 23 Sep. 2026

In 2016, Bottura and his wife, Lara Gilmore, founded Food for Soul, a cultural project that empowers communities, and salvages and repurposes food that would otherwise be discarded. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026