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Antonyms for discard
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb dih-skahrd; noun dis-kahrd |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb dɪˈskɑrd; noun ˈdɪs kɑrd |
Definition of discard
Origin :- 1590s, literally "to throw a card away," from dis- "away" + card (n.). Figurative use (in a non-gaming sense) is first recorded 1580s. In the card-playing sense, decard is attested by 1550s. Related: Discarded; discarding. As a noun, from 1742.
- verb get rid of
- Besides; if you are not filial, sir, if you discard that duty, you are at least—hum—not a Christian?
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Then, eager to discard the subject, he spoke of other things.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- In camp you will discard it because it will impede the swing of your arms.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- If you are resolute and singleminded, you will at once discard the latter two.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- Her father would not discard his afflicted, his repentant child.
- Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
- Nay, but be calm a moment; 'twas from my regard to you that I did not discard her.
- Extract from : « The Contrast » by Royall Tyler
- If you have the least doubt about it, discard it, or put it in another basket.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- Take it all in all, he preferred a matron, his days at playing with debutantes were in the discard.
- Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley
- He was about to arise and discard his overcoat, when suddenly he subsided with a gasp.
- Extract from : « Mixed Faces » by Roy Norton
- And Pelagie wept, and implored them not to tell Jules, lest he should discard her.'
- Extract from : « Shawl-Straps » by Louisa M. Alcott
Synonyms for discard
- abandon
- abdicate
- abjure
- adios
- banish
- can
- cancel
- cashier
- cast aside
- chuck
- deep-six
- desert
- dispatch
- dispense with
- dispose of
- dispossess
- ditch
- divorce
- do away with
- drop
- dump
- eject
- eliminate
- expel
- forsake
- free of
- give up
- have done with
- jettison
- junk
- oust
- part with
- protest
- put by
- reject
- relinquish
- remove
- renounce
- repeal
- repudiate
- scrap
- shake off
- shed
- sweep away
- throw away
- throw out
- throw overboard
- toss aside
- write off
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