🗑️ Not wanted 🥤 Used once

thrown-away

1 3.7

A product made to be used once and then put in the trash

adjective
/θroʊn əˈweɪ/

: desechable

Globalization and throw-away goods!

Examples

This isn't designed to be repaired, it's just designed to be made and thrown away if it fails.
I can lose weight fast if I cut out all carbs, but as you know, that is energy I am throwing away.

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Many restaurants offer thrown-away containers for takeout, encouraging customers to dispose of them after use.
The festival provided thrown-away plates and utensils to minimize cleaning after the event.
She prefers thrown-away razors for their convenience, as they can be easily discarded after a single use.

Synonyms

throwaway

vsthrown-away

18 3.5

Made for one use and then put in the bin

is designed for short or single use before being discarded

discardable

vsthrown-away

4.0

Made to be thrown away after use

is made for short use and meant to be discarded afterwards

Antonyms

durable

56 3.6

Able to last a long time without breaking or being damaged

reusable

18 3.2

You can use it more than once

How Durable

reusable

18 3.2

durable

56 3.6

long-lasting

27 3.7

thrown-away

1 3.7

Surface Forms

thrown-away positive

Morphology

thrown-away = throw + away (transparent) = throw + away

Derived from the phrasal verb 'throw away' and used adjectivally to mean 'designed to be discarded'; the disposable sense is a direct extension of 'thrown away'.

Etymology

Thrown-away also captures the idea of things made to be thrown out after short use, again from throw ('to send something away by hand') and away ('to a place not here'). So, a thrown-away product is like a 'disposable' item that is not meant to be kept long.