Synonyms of scrapping

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noun

as in removal

the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless

the scrapping of the park's last horse-drawn carriage marks the end of an era

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removal
• dumping
• disposal
• junking
• discarding
• destruction
• demolition
• jettison
• throwing away
• riddance
• clearing
• clearance
• disposition
• decimation
• demolishment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collection
• acquisition
• gathering
• accumulation
• deposit
• acquirement

• collection
• acquisition
• gathering
• accumulation
• deposit
• acquirement

scrapping

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verb (1)

present participle of scrap

as in bickering

to express different opinions about something often angrily

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bickering
• fighting
• arguing
• quarreling
• brawling
• clashing
• wrangling
• squabbling
• debating
• quarrelling
• spatting
• hassling
• discussing
• disputing
• argufying
• rowing
• quibbling
• altercating
• tiffing
• falling out
• brabbling
• contesting
• controverting
• butting heads
• locking horns
• bandying words
• jarring
• contending
• tangling
• challenging
• protesting
• mixing it up
• kicking
• daring
• objecting
• fussing
• defying
• nitpicking
• considering
• caviling
• cavilling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• getting along
• coexisting
• agreeing
• accepting
• consenting
• concurring
• assenting

• getting along
• coexisting
• agreeing
• accepting
• consenting
• concurring
• assenting

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scrapping

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verb (2)

present participle of scrap

1

as in dumping

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

we've decided to scrap the second car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumping
• ditching
• discarding
• unloading
• losing
• junking
• abandoning
• removing
• jettisoning
• tossing
• rejecting
• shedding
• chucking
• eliminating
• exorcising
• deep-sixing
• throwing away
• abolishing
• cashiering
• disposing of
• dismissing
• eighty-sixing
• throwing out
• forsaking
• laying by
• exorcizing
• setting aside
• sluffing (off)
• 86ing
• pitching
• deserting
• flinging (off or away)
• abdicating
• shucking (off)
• casting (off)
• sloughing (off)
• eradicating
• expunging
• liquidating
• kicking out
• exterminating
• annihilating
• wiping out
• extinguishing
• extirpating
• stamping (out)
• rooting (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopting
• using
• embracing
• utilizing
• employing
• keeping
• retaining
• holding
• taking on
• holding back

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• adopting
• using
• embracing
• utilizing
• employing
• keeping
• retaining
• holding
• taking on
• holding back

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2

as in abandoning

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

• abandoning
• canceling
• cancelling
• revoking
• repealing
• scrubbing
• aborting
• rescinding
• dropping
• recalling
• withdrawing
• reversing
• calling
• suspending
• ending
• stopping
• halting
• calling off
• terminating
• invalidating
• nullifying
• retracting
• crying off
• annulling
• abrogating
• interrupting
• discontinuing
• relinquishing
• voiding
• recanting
• taking back
• writing off
• rolling back
• countermanding
• surrendering
• breaking off
• holding back
• giving up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keeping
• continuing
• starting
• engaging
• beginning
• promising
• initiating
• commencing
• pledging
• undertaking
• taking up
• taking on

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• keeping
• continuing
• starting
• engaging
• beginning
• promising
• initiating
• commencing
• pledging
• undertaking
• taking up
• taking on

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