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

In other words: Stocks that have been largely discarded, but that have also recently seen a small uptick in buying from their worst levels, are the ones to look at.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Those vows are easy to adopt in adolescence, but they tend to be discarded by one’s late teens or early twenties.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

As well as being unsightly, Derbyshire said that some types of litter - such as discarded vapes which include batteries - could pose a risk of "real damage" to cars.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

“You take what the world cast aside and breathe spirit into it, insisting that the overlooked can speak, that the discarded can testify, that the everyday can dream.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Science would never progress until the world discarded Aristotle’s physics—along with Aristotle’s rejection of Zeno’s infinities.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Related Words

• damaged