discarding

ADJECTIVE

omitting

Synonyms

STRONG

canceling disregarding excepting excluding ignoring missing neglecting overlooking precluding repudiating slighting withholding

WEAK

not including not naming passing over

Antonyms

WEAK

including inserting mentioning

NOUN

disposal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clearance demolition destruction disposition dumping removal transfer

STRONG

conveyance demolishing dispensation ejection relegation relinquishment riddance sacrifice sale selling trading transference vending

WEAK

auctioning bartering chucking destroying dispatching jettison jettisoning junking scrapping

Antonyms

STRONGEST

building construction

WEAK

beginning hold keeping retention start

NOUN

dumping

Synonyms

STRONGEST

removal

STRONG

disposition jettison junking scrapping

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We are rewarding technical knowledge and discarding the other two.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

That is what United hierarchy will be discarding if they choose to replace Carrick in three games' time.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

That means, in part, becoming more and more of a closed ecosystem, discarding customization methods that might take you away from official big-name apps or, worse, leave a cash-generating option on the table.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

But selling the store is tantamount to discarding his story.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Auntie An-mei is rubbing her tile carefully before discarding it.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

discarding

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