jettisoned
Cast off deliberately
Jettisoned is the past tense of jettison, meaning to throw overboard or discard.
Originally nautical—a ship's crew jettisons cargo to lighten the vessel in an emergency.
The word now applies broadly to anything deliberately abandoned: The company jettisoned its unprofitable divisions.
She jettisoned her old beliefs after the experience.
Officially removed or banished
- launchedSet in motion
- thrownPropelled by arm
- hurledThrew with force
- catapultedThrown with sudden force
propelled · flung · heaved · thrust · shot · discharged · cast out · tossed
Completely abandoned or discarded
- discardedGotten rid of
- cast offRelease or discard
- ditchedAbruptly abandoned or discarded
- dumpedAbruptly ended romantically
rejected · deserted · relinquished · surrendered · renounced · forsook · dropped · shed
expelled
Officially removed or banished
catapulted · propelled · flung · heaved · thrust · shot · discharged · cast out · tossed · ejection
forsaken
Completely abandoned or discarded
dumped · rejected · deserted · relinquished · surrendered · renounced · forsook · dropped · shed · released
overboard
Off a vessel's deck
cargo · offloaded · unloaded · lightened · dumped · dropped · weight · excess · load · supplies
scrapped
Discarded as useless
dropped · nixed · killed · cancelled · discarded · rejected · terminated · ended · aborted · discontinued