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discarded

discarded

30 2.5
No longer wanted and thrown away
  • adjective
  • /dɪsˈkɑrdɪd/
: desechado
  • The old furniture was discarded to make room for new pieces in the house.

So it's important to recognize that every attempt discarded is another step forward.

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Examples

  • Because most human beings have the profound experience of feeling invisible, of feeling discarded, of feeling like they don't matter.

  • Once and for all value judgments are discarded here in favor of factual judgments.

  • You can be golden girl one day and discarded the next.

  • Reuse and buy something which has been discarded by someone else.

  • After the event, many items were discarded because no one wanted to take them home.

  • He felt discarded by his friends after they stopped inviting him to gatherings.

Synonyms

cast-off
vsdiscarded
4 5.0

Not wanted any more and thrown away

highlights being unwanted or actively rejected rather than just unneeded
relinquished
vsdiscarded
  • Formal
1 6.8

Given up by its owner, for example a throne or property

describes loss because it is unwanted or rejected rather than given by choice
thrown-away
vsdiscarded
1 3.4

Something people put in the trash because they do not want it

is the general adjective for that state rather than a phrase form
castoff
vsdiscarded
1 4.9

Not wanted and often given away

implies active rejection or disposal rather than being passed on

Antonyms

86 1.0

A person or thing many people are looking for

44 3.7

A person or thing that people see as important because of good qualities

How Rejected

destroyed
65 2.8
discarded
30 2.5
kept
1 1.8
valued
44 3.7

Surface Forms

discarded positive
discarded comparative
discarded superlative

Morphology

discarded = discard (transparent) = discard + ed

Formed by the regular past-participle/adjectival suffix '-ed' on the verb 'discard', so the meaning 'thrown away' is directly derived.

Etymology

Discarded starts with dis-, a part that means 'away', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of a player putting a card aside in a game. So, if something is discarded, it is put 'away' or thrown out.