scrapped
Tossed for good
Scrapped means discarded or abandoned, usually because something is no longer useful or a plan didn't work out: The old machinery was scrapped for parts, We scrapped our vacation plans when the car broke down.
The past tense of scrap, it applies to physical objects sent for salvage and to ideas or projects that get cancelled.
Disposed of as worthless
- trashedDestroyed or intoxicated
- dumpedAbruptly ended romantically
- tossedThrew lightly
- ditchedAbruptly abandoned or discarded
disposed · chucked · binned · rejected · jettisoned · cast-off · deep-sixed · pitched
Abruptly dismissed
- shelvedDeferred or stored away
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- discontinuedNo longer available
- haltedCame to rest
terminated · stopped · suspended · withdrawn · postponed · dropped · killed · ditched
Taken apart piece by piece
- wreckedUtterly destroyed
- razedDestroyed a structure completely
- bulldozedDemolished by force
- guttedEmptied of contents
stripped · salvaged · decommissioned · destroyed · flattened · cleared · leveled · disassembled
Fought in disorder
- foughtEngaged in conflict
- tussledFought roughly, informally
- scuffledFought in confusion
- clashedCame into conflict
sparred · wrestled · grappled · tangled · skirmished · battled · feisty · combative
No longer in workforce
- outdatedNo longer in use
- phased-outGradually removed from use
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- replacedRemoved and substituted
outmoded · decommissioned · antiquated · old · defunct · expired · end-of-life · redundant
junked
Disposed of as worthless
ditched · disposed · chucked · binned · rejected · jettisoned · cast-off · deep-sixed · pitched · heaved
axed
Abruptly dismissed
- shelvedDeferred or stored away
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- discontinuedNo longer available
halted · terminated · stopped · suspended · withdrawn · postponed · dropped · killed · ditched · nixed
dismantled
Taken apart piece by piece
gutted · stripped · salvaged · decommissioned · destroyed · flattened · cleared · leveled · disassembled · demolished
brawled
Fought in disorder
clashed · sparred · wrestled · grappled · tangled · skirmished · battled · feisty · combative · pugnacious
retired
No longer in workforce
- outdatedNo longer in use
- phased-outGradually removed from use
- supersededReplaced by something newer
replaced · outmoded · decommissioned · antiquated · old · defunct · expired · end-of-life · redundant · dated
- discardeddiscarded, threw away, tossed, trashed, dumped
- discontinueddiscontinued, terminated, cancelled, ended, stopped
- Unfinished Workdraft, outline, prototype, manuscript, blueprint
- nautical termsahoy, afloat, aye aye, aye-aye, becalmed
- rejectedrejected, spurned, rebuffed, snubbed, refused
- ruinedruined, destroyed, wrecked, demolished, obliterated
scrappedapproved
Officially accepted or permitted
greenlit · launched · implemented · adopted · kept
scrappedpreserved
Kept from deterioration
kept · retained · salvaged · restored · refurbished
scrappedmade peace
Resolved a dispute
reconciled · backed down · stood down · walked away · cooperated
- scrappy fighterDetermined competitor despite disadvantages
- scrappy underdog
- scrappy defenseDetermined resistance despite disadvantage