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discarded

discarded

2.5
No longer wanted and thrown away
  • adjective
  • /dɪsˈkɑrdɪd/
translation icon : 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

thrown-away
vsdiscarded
14 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
cast-off
vsdiscarded
1 5.0

Not wanted any more and thrown away

highlights being unwanted or actively rejected rather than just unneeded
castoff
vsdiscarded
4.9

Not wanted and often given away

implies active rejection or disposal rather than being passed on
relinquished
vsdiscarded
  • Formal
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

Antonyms

1 3.7

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

1.0

A person or thing many people are looking for

How Rejected

destroyed
2.8
discarded
2.5
kept
1.8
valued
1 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.