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Word | Discard |
getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable / The act of discarding / a person or thing rejected as no longer useful or desirable., | |
Usage | ⇒ Syringes should be discarded after use ⇒ Caught by bottom-trawling, which causes damage to the seabed, and is part of a complex mixed fishery (like cod), and so discards are a problem. ⇒ Old files thrown into the discard |
Synonyms | reject, throw away, jettison, dump, ditch, scrap, abandon, drop, repudiate, dismiss, renounce, throw out, forsake, junk, cast aside, cast away, dispose, dispose of, eliminate, get rid of, |
Antonyms | retain, embrace, cherish, keep, maintain, accept, accompany, accredit, acknowledge, adopt, approve, assimilate, avow, choose, concede, consider, defend, entertain, espouse, hold, |
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