Synonyms of scrapped

scrapped 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of scrap

as in bickered

to express different opinions about something often angrily

the young couple often scrapped about money and their very disparate spending habits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bickered
• argued
• fought
• clashed
• quarreled
• wrangled
• disputed
• brawled
• squabbled
• debated
• fell out
• quibbled
• discussed
• locked horns
• jarred
• butted heads
• rowed
• tiffed
• hassled
• spatted
• controverted
• altercated
• argufied
• brabbled
• mixed it up
• contested
• challenged
• contended
• protested
• dared
• bandied words
• objected
• kicked
• tangled
• defied
• fussed
• considered
• nitpicked
• caviled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agreed
• accepted
• consented
• got along
• concurred
• coexisted
• assented

scrapped

2 of 2

verb (2)

past tense of scrap

1

as in discarded

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

we've decided to scrap the second car

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in canceled

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• canceled
• abandoned
• revoked
• aborted
• repealed
• scrubbed
• rescinded
• recalled
• dropped
• withdrew
• suspended
• reversed
• halted
• called
• terminated
• ended
• called off
• invalidated
• nullified
• retracted
• annulled
• abrogated
• discontinued
• interrupted
• stopped
• cried off
• voided
• took back
• relinquished
• rolled back
• recanted
• broke off
• countermanded
• held back
• surrendered
• wrote off
• gave up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continued
• kept
• promised
• engaged
• began
• started
• initiated
• commenced
• pledged
• undertook
• took up
• took on

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scrapped

Verb

Lear also scrapped the original script by Evans and Monte and hired a crew of mostly white writers, although Evans and Monte were still credited as the show’s cocreators. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026

MaiaSpace has scrapped plans to conduct a suborbital test flight of its Maia rocket, opting instead to proceed straight to a full orbital launch attempt for the vehicle’s inaugural flight in the second half of 2027, European Spaceflight reports. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis have sought assurances that the fund has been scrapped. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 31 July 2026

As more airports become equipped with advanced CT scanners that use 3-D imaging to detect hazardous liquids, the liquid limit rule could be scrapped entirely. — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

Riot Games scrapped its three-days-a-week office mandate for a much more flexible model, and attendance and productivity at its Los Angeles campus have climbed. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

The series was previously in development at Peacock in 2025, but as of this year has been scrapped at the streamer and taken back out to market. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

First, Kacey Musgraves scrapped three shows from her Middle of Nowhere tour. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026

Not for the first time, papers were leaked, the examination was scrapped, and the government ordered the students to take the test again. — Yamini Aiyar, Time, 29 July 2026