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• past participle of discard.
• past tense form 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

Stepping over a pile of discarded Nerf guns, we pass through a gate into a secret walled garden.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

All of them — RVs, makeshift shelters, a few shipping containers and one compound of discarded school bungalows — fall within the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

"It's very unique. Typically, we find things that were broken and discarded," said Gifford Waters, collections manager for historical archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

Robinson, with his average pace of 78.4mph here and previous frustrations about his attitude and fitness, was discarded under Stokes and previous coach Brendon McCullum.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

He imagined the chic young woman who had been wearing it, who had discarded it to run to safety.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Related Words

• damaged