Antonyms for discarded


Grammar : Adj
Spell : verb dih-skahrd; noun dis-kahrd
Phonetic Transcription : verb dɪˈskɑrd; noun ˈdɪs kɑrd


Definition of discarded

Origin :
  • 1590s, literally "to throw a card away," from dis- "away" + card (n.). Figurative use (in a non-gaming sense) is first recorded 1580s. In the card-playing sense, decard is attested by 1550s. Related: Discarded; discarding. As a noun, from 1742.
  • adj rejected
Example sentences :
  • He had discarded his hat, and lay back on his elbows, ostensibly to look at the moon.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • If the diseased corpuscles are found, the eggs are discarded.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • He discarded the older notions of heat as a substance, and accepted it as a form of energy.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • He had discarded the dressing-gown and was now in evening dress.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • The patients were incensed, and almost all of them discarded him.
  • Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
  • The discarded daughter always has a right to that, you know.
  • Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • He wears sandals and has discarded the abomination of starched linen.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • A robe is worn continually, worn out in the run, and discarded.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • Like the Cynics, again, he discarded knowledge in any higher sense than perception.
  • Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato
  • But now he has attained to a clearer point of view: he has discarded these fancies.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato

Synonyms for discarded

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