discarded
- adjective
- /dɪsˈkɑrdɪd/
- 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.
- So it's important to recognize that every attempt discarded is another step forward.
- She's someone who kind of save discarded things.
- He balances gravity and joy, brings new life to objects and beliefs once valued and later discarded.
- And they will follow that path all the way to where it ends in history's unmarked grave of discarded lies.
Examples
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Because most human beings have the profound experience of feeling invisible, of feeling discarded, of feeling like they don't matter.
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Once and for all value judgments are discarded here in favor of factual judgments.
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You can be golden girl one day and discarded the next.
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Reuse and buy something which has been discarded by someone else.
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After the event, many items were discarded because no one wanted to take them home.
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He felt discarded by his friends after they stopped inviting him to gatherings.
Synonyms
Something people put in the trash because they do not want it
Not wanted any more and thrown away
Not wanted and often given away
Given up by its owner, for example a throne or property
Antonyms
How Rejected
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.