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• past tense form of discard.
• past participle of discard.

discarded

American  

[dih-skahr-did] / dɪˈskɑr dɪd /

adjective

1. having been disposed of, cast out, or put aside.

   The fire is believed to have been started by a discarded match or cigarette.

   The sprocket wheel and chain were scavenged from a discarded bicycle.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of discard.

Other Word Forms

• undiscarded
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of discarded

discard ( def. ) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

discarded

We must stop treating discarded land as a problem and begin seeing it as the solution to building America’s digital infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

They fashioned toys out of discarded objects and created their own street games, said David Nasaw, a historian who wrote a book about children’s lives during this period.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Building on that long history, Dai proposed using molten salts for an entirely different purpose: converting discarded polymers into useful fuels.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

The sisters got creative and rummaged in thrift shops, looking for discarded treasure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

I see a bunch of discarded coffee cups in the trash bin next to the desk.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Related Words

• damaged