Need another word that means the same as “discard”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “discard” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Discard” are: cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out, dispose of, get rid of, throwing away, second
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “discard” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| second | A speech seconding a motion. The treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here. |
| throwing away | The act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “discard” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| cast aside | Assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors. |
| cast away | Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment. |
| cast out | Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment. |
| chuck out | Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. |
| dispose | Give, sell, or transfer to another. The Scottish champions were buoyant after they disposed of English champions Leeds. |
| dispose of | Give, sell, or transfer to another. |
| fling | Indulge oneself. Fling the frisbee. |
| get rid of | Acquire as a result of some effort or action. |
| put away | Attribute or give. |
| throw away | To put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly. |
| throw out | Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly. |
| toss | Throw or toss with a light motion. I could demand her keys and toss her office. |
| toss away | Throw or cast away. |
| toss out | Throw or cast away. |
| abandon | Discontinue (a scheduled event) before completion. Negotiations were abandoned and fighting intensified. |
| abandonment | Withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility. She had a feeling of utter abandonment and loneliness. |
| bin | Store something especially wine in a bin. Piles of junk that should have been binned years ago. |
| carelessly | In a rakish manner. Roadsides are full of litter thrown carelessly by passers by. |
| detritus | Waste or debris of any kind. The streets were foul with detritus. |
| discarded | Thrown away. |
| dismiss | Refuse further hearing to (a case. He suspected a double meaning in her words but dismissed the thought. |
| disposal | The sale of shares, property, or other assets. Garbage disposals that never worked. |
| dispose | Make fit or prepared. Personalities that dispose them to be uncooperative and egotistic. |
| dump | A piece of land where waste materials are dumped. The truck dumped the garbage in the street. |
| dumping | Selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market. |
| eliminate | Eliminate from the body. The acid portion of one molecule reacts with the basic portion of the other and water is eliminated. |
| garbage | Unwanted data in a computer’s memory. She tossed the moldy bread into the garbage. |
| incinerator | A furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse. |
| jettison | The action of jettisoning something. The scheme was jettisoned. |
| junk | Junk bonds. We need to clear out our junk room. |
| landfill | Waste material used in landfill sites. Landfill sites. |
| litter | Give birth to a litter of animals. Cigar butts littered the ground. |
| overboard | From on board a vessel into the water. The severe storm washed a man overboard. |
| recycle | Return (material) to a previous stage in a cyclic process. Car hulks were recycled into new steel. |
| recycling | Waste material set aside to be recycled. A call for the recycling of all paper. |
| refuse | Refuse to let have. Her horse refused a high hedge. |
| reuse | Use again or more than once. The tape could be magnetically erased and reused. |
| rubble | Waste or rough fragments of stone, brick, concrete, etc., especially as the debris from the demolition of buildings. The tower is built of stone rubble faced with ashlar. |
| shed | Shed at an early stage of development. A bicycle shed. |
| squander | Allow (an opportunity) to pass or be lost. 100m of taxpayers money has been squandered on administering the tax. |
| trash | Dispose of (something useless or old. Trade associations trashed the legislation as deficient. |
| waste | Run off as waste. The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion. |
| wastebasket | A container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish. |
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