EIGHTY-SIXED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

eighty-sixed

verb

variants or 86'd

past tense of eighty-six

as in discarded

to get rid of as useless or unwanted decided to eighty-six his birth name the minute he arrived in Hollywood

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Gavin refuses to use a byproduct solely because it would otherwise be discarded.

— Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
If unused, those embryos can be frozen, discarded, donated to research or donated to another fertility patient.

— Risa Cromer, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

Definition of discarded

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Along the way, algae bloomed, chemicals were dumped, and ducks turned up dead.

— Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Ohtani trotted home on his bad knee – which will prevent him from pitching indefinitely but not hitting – when Freddie Freeman dumped a two-out, two-strike RBI single into center field.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 July 2026

Definition of dumped

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Kim wore a dark red gown with her half up, while Garrett ditched his suit jacket and wore a white button-up shirt and black dress pants.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Jayson Tatum ditched the traditional suit jacket for a loose-fitting olive tank top and matching trousers, finishing the look with layered diamond chains and a watch.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 16 July 2026

Definition of ditched

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The telecom giant unloaded the media properties less than four years later.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 13 July 2026
Standardizing the size of shipping containers allows ships to be easily loaded and unloaded and for the containers to be transferred to rail cars and semitrucks at intermodal facilities.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026

Definition of unloaded

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Samaritan's Purse said nearly every patient treated at its field hospital has lost a family member or close friend.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Jobs will be won and lost over the next six weeks, as the Lions attempt to right the wrongs that led to a NFC North fourth-place finish in 2025.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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