disposable
Meant for trashing
Disposable describes something designed to be used once or briefly, then discarded: disposable razors, disposable diapers, disposable income.
The last phrase means money available after necessities are paid—income you can "throw away" on wants rather than needs.
Applied to people, disposable suggests they're treated as expendable or easily replaced: The company views its workers as disposable.
For one application only
- throwawayDesigned for discard
- razorsTools for removing stubble
- diapersInfant waste garments
- platesFlat eating dishes
cups · cutlery · napkins · tissues · gloves · straws · bags · wrappers
Able to be exchanged
- sacrificialGiven as offering
- dispensableAble to be sacrificed
- fungibleReplaceable by equivalent items
- interchangeableAble to replace another
cannon-fodder · pawns · collateral · nonessential · superfluous · redundant · surplus · unnecessary
Lasting very briefly
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- short-livedLasting only briefly
- impermanentNot meant to last
momentary · passing · brief · transitory · evanescent · provisional · interim · perishable
Excessive use of resources
- landfillWaste burial ground
- squanderUse up carelessly
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
unnecessary · extravagant · plastic · garbage · pollution · environmental · non-biodegradable · microplastics
Reasonably priced
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- budgetPlan for spending
- low-costRequiring little money
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
bargain · flimsy · cut-rate · discount · value · cost-effective · low-priced · mass-produced
Outlaying of funds
- discretionarySubject to personal judgment
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
entertainment · nonessential · leisure · extra · leftover · spendable · flexible · available
single-use
For one application only
plates · cups · cutlery · napkins · tissues · gloves · straws · bags · wrappers · containers
replaceable
Able to be exchanged
- sacrificialGiven as offering
- dispensableAble to be sacrificed
- fungibleReplaceable by equivalent items
interchangeable · cannon-fodder · pawns · collateral · nonessential · superfluous · redundant · surplus · unnecessary · unimportant
ephemeral
Lasting very briefly
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- short-livedLasting only briefly
impermanent · momentary · passing · brief · transitory · evanescent · provisional · interim · perishable · volatile
overconsumption
Excessive use of resources
- landfillWaste burial ground
- squanderUse up carelessly
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
excessive · unnecessary · extravagant · plastic · garbage · pollution · environmental · non-biodegradable · microplastics · unsustainable
affordable
Reasonably priced
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- budgetPlan for spending
- low-costRequiring little money
economical · bargain · flimsy · cut-rate · discount · value · cost-effective · low-priced · mass-produced · low-quality
spending
Outlaying of funds
- discretionarySubject to personal judgment
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- savingsAccumulated money kept
luxury · entertainment · nonessential · leisure · extra · leftover · spendable · flexible · available · allowance
- shavingrazor, razors, shave, blade, blades
- product qualitiesdurable, lightweight, flexible, sturdy, portable
- Ballpoint Pensballpoint, retractable pen, click pen, refillable, retractable
- expendablereplaceable, dispensable, expendable, redundant, unnecessary
- Battery terms9-volt, alkaline, lithium, lithium-ion, nickel-cadmium
- container traitsairtight, leakproof, sealed, watertight, stackable
disposablepermanent
Fixed without end
durable · reusable · lasting · long-lasting · enduring
disposableindispensable
Utterly required, irreplaceable
essential · irreplaceable · vital · invaluable · precious
- disposable razorTemporary grooming blade
- disposable diapersDiscardable infant undergarments
- disposable glovesHand covers for discarding
- disposable maskOne-time facial filter
- disposable incomeEarnings minus essential costs
- disposable camerasSingle-use film device
disposables, disposability, disposable income, disposable razor