Definitions

castoff

[kast-awf, -of] / ˈkæstˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

ADJECTIVE

cast off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discarded

STRONG

deserted forsaken left behind old thrown away thrown out

NOUN

dereliction

Synonyms

STRONG

desertion desolation forsaking relinquishment

NOUN

desertion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

betrayal

STRONG

abrogation apostasy avoidance backsliding departure derelict dereliction disaffection disavowal divorce elusion escape evasion falseness flight forsaking leaving perfidy rejection relinquishment renunciation repudiation resignation retirement retreat secession tergiversation treachery truancy withdrawal

WEAK

absconding defecting departing disavowing falling away going back on marooning recreancy running out on

Antonyms

STRONG

allowance approval arrival coming meeting ratification stay

WEAK

aid assistance help staying

NOUN

scrap

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chunk fragment grain hunk lump morsel shred sliver snippet speck

STRONG

atom bite butt chip crumb cutting discard end glob gob iota jot junk leaving leftover mite modicum mouthful part particle piece portion remains slice snatch stump trace waste

WEAK

bits and pieces odds and ends orts smithereen

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lot

STRONG

whole

Example Sentences

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How Pizza Hut fell from stuffed-crust glory to corporate castoff.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

The Seahawks traded their starting quarterback to another franchise that was desperate for one and turned to someone else’s castoff to replace him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Zach McKinstry, IF/OF, Tigers: Another Dodgers castoff finding a home in Detroit is McKinstry, who has played shortstop, third base, second base and two outfield positions this season.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024

Cattrall is currently co-starring in "Glamorous," a CW castoff snapped up by Netflix in which she plays cosmetics mogul and former model Madolyn Addison.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2023

Breakfast that morning was a feast—a bit of the rice boiled to a gruel in a castoff earthenware pot, served up in a bowl carved from a gourd.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

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