Discard Synonyms and Antonyms
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Synonyms for Discard
To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
(Idiomatic) to discard
To shed a slough:
To arrange in an orderly way.
To reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust:
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thrust aside
To formally give up title to; to abandon (renounce title); to decline recognition of (renounce one’s duty to serve).
Take the place of.
have done with
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drop all idea of
Dismantle is defined as to take apart or take to pieces.
To lose or give off a stored electrical charge
To remove from premises; to push out or cast off.
The termination of a marriage by court order; the state of having terminated a marriage.
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(Sports) To take possession of the ball/puck etc. (from someone)
toss aside
To get rid of; discard:
rid oneself of
get quit of
The definition of dispatch is to send off quickly.
shuffle off
To fight, usually with the fists.
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Divest is defined as to take something away from someone, or to rid yourself of something.
To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).
(Baseball) To catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner.
(Idiomatic) To introduce errors or inaccuracies; to skew.
throw-aside
(Idiomatic) to discard.
thrust away
deliver oneself from
To formally hand over a bride to the bridegroom; often by her father.
To willingly let go of; to give up; to relinquish.
dismiss from use
To put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended); stop doing or adhering to.
To recall; to summon (a person) again.
sweep-away
(Idiomatic) To overwhelm someone emotionally; sweep someone off their feet.
To cancel is defined as to delete or make invalid.
To leave; abandon
lay on the shelf
have nothing to do with
brush away
(Idiomatic) To defeat with ease.
Scotch is defined as to cut, wound or put an end to.
To throw with a quick, short movement; pitch; toss
heave overboard
toss overboard
wash-one-s-hands-of
(Idiomatic) To absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for; to refuse to have any further involvement with.
To discard as useless or sell to be reused as parts; scrap.
(Colloquial) To cancel an order for food.
To leave out or omit from consideration; reject:
To put or send suddenly or unexpectedly:
The definition of jilt is to treat someone badly, or reject a lover.
To force or drive out; expel, dispossess, eject, etc.
To remove is to take something away, eliminate something or take something off.
To throw (in various senses); specif., to throw upward, lightly and easily, from the hand
throwing-away
getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
To deal out; to assign to a use.
To refuse to consider or grant; deny:
To discharge from or as if from a receptacle:
thrust off
To perform an action without attracting attention.
free of
file-off
To remove using a file (the tool)
To drop is defined as to fall down, to cause something to fall down to the ground or to become lower or less.
To drive out, to turn out (somebody)
To leave empty or alone; abandon.
Antonyms for Discard
To treat with care by avoiding fatigue, wear, or damage; spare:
To keep in mind; remember:
To preserve is to protect or keep something as it is or in its original state.
To remain in a state or condition; stay:
To clasp or hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection.
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