to cast aside
17
3.7
- phrasal verb
- /kæst əˈsaɪd/
- Informal
- The committee decided to cast aside the outdated proposal and start fresh with new ideas.
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Watch on YouTubeSo then I'm cast aside from the skateboarding community and that, that's what became, that became isolating.
- So then I'm cast aside from the skateboarding community and that, that's what became, that became isolating.
- And he, he says, should mercy be cast aside?
Examples
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After much consideration, she chose to cast aside her doubts and pursue her dreams.
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You too know what it feels like to be cast aside.
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And like him, you were cast aside by your own people.
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Like, why was I so easy to cast aside?
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I will not be cast aside.
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The very concept of a "Solution" is seen through and cast aside as a waste of effort.
Blog text (32) -
The music made by children is highly meaningful to them and must not be cast aside.
Academic text (2003) -
You see, 200 years ago, my family should have inherited the throne of England, but they were cast aside.
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As much as I enjoyed my youth, there comes a time to cast aside childish things.
Blog text (14) -
We've done our part and we've been cast aside.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To not take something or someone with you when you go
∞
1.5
To move something or someone away from a place
∞
3.0
To free someone from something harmful or unwanted
∞
1.6
To remove or throw away something you do not want
610
1.0
To throw something lightly to another person
563
1.8
To get rid of something you do not want, for example by putting it in the bin
376
3.0
To force someone to leave a place, job, or group
361
1.8
To put something in the trash because you do not want it
296
3.0
To refuse to accept an idea or claim
201
3.8
Stop supporting an idea or plan
153
3.4
Get rid of something by throwing it away, selling it, or giving it to someone
151
3.4
To stop thinking about something for a short time
100
2.7
To throw something away because you no longer want or need it
80
3.6
Make something unwanted go away, like an illness, a feeling, or a person following you
70
6.3
To give up a right, belief, job, or position officially
67
2.7
To throw away things you do not want
66
3.2
To stop other people from getting close to you emotionally
65
3.7
To refuse to have anything to do with someone or something
50
6.2
Force someone to leave a group or place because others reject them
36
5.8
Refuse to accept someone or something and stop having any connection with them
28
4.8
To get rid of something you do not want or need
27
6.1
Make a thought or feeling go away so it stops bothering you
21
8.6
Get rid of someone or something you no longer want
20
4.3
To make people forget and stop caring about something
11
4.5
Ignore a person or thing because you think they are not important
11
2.0
To throw something away because you no longer want or need it
10
4.1
To throw away things you no longer want
6
4.1
Refuse to think about something, for example worries or objections
5
4.7
To ignore an opinion or worry as unimportant
5
5.3
Treat a question or problem as not important
4
3.7
To throw away things you do not want
4
5.9
Treat something as unimportant and ignore it
3
3.4
To stop thinking about a worry or feeling
2
6.0
To reject or get rid of something no longer needed
Suddenly stop seeing or talking to someone
Antonyms
How Rejected
607
3.1
100
2.7
- Informal
17
3.7
∞
1.0
69
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to reject, ignore, or get rid of' is directly derivable from combining 'cast' (to throw away/get rid of) with 'aside' (to the side): literally moving something to the side maps transparently onto disregarding it. This verb + particle pattern is a common, regular phrasal construction in English (and paralleled in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows the parts will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The verb cast aside comes from a simple picture: someone casts something, meaning they throw it aside because they no longer want it. So cast aside now means 'to reject' or 'to get rid of' someone or something.