What is another word for Discarding?

Pronunciation: [dɪskˈɑːdɪŋ] (IPA)

Discarding is a term used to describe the act of throwing away or getting rid of something or someone. There are several synonyms for discarding which can be used interchangeably such as disposing, jettisoning, eliminating, rejecting, abandoning, disregarding, and trashing. Disposing refers to the act of getting rid of something in a proper manner. Jettisoning means to throw or get rid of something as it's not useful anymore. Eliminating means to remove or get rid of something that's unwanted or unnecessary. Rejecting means to refuse to accept something, while abandoning means to leave something behind. Disregarding is the act of ignoring something while trashing is the act of throwing something away in a careless manner.

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Usage examples for Discarding

Discarding his former unbending radicalism, he was now the advocate of the "political policy of results," or opportunism, a method of conciliation, of compromise, and of waiting for the favorable opportunity.
"A History of the Third French Republic"
C. H. C. Wright
In more recent times we have particulars of several instances of both bench and bar Discarding the use of the wig.
"England in the Days of Old"
William Andrews
On his knees he scurried through his socks while Discarding his underwear in a pile.
"Corpus of a Siam Mosquito"
Steven Sills

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