thrown-away
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Definition
Adjective 1. Discarded or disposed of as no longer useful or wanted: Refers to an item that has been cast aside, typically into the trash or a state of abandonment. 2. Wearing cast-off clothing: Describes a person dressed in clothes previously owned and discarded by someone else.
Usage Examples
- The beach was littered with thrown-away bottles and food wrappers.
- She furnished her first apartment with thrown-away items she found on the curb.
- The report highlighted the plight of thrown-away children who are forced to live on the streets.
- He looked poor and thrown-away in his oversized, donated coat.
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used figuratively to describe people or ideas that have been abandoned or rejected by society or a system.
- The novel focuses on the thrown-away generation of unemployed youth.
- In literary contexts, it can describe a casual, offhand, or deliberately undervalued manner.
- He delivered the devastating news in a thrown-away remark at the end of his speech.
Variants and Related Words
- Throwaway (adjective): Designed to be discarded after use (e.g., ); or, said or done casually (e.g., ).
- Discarded (adjective): Having been thrown away.
- Cast-off (adjective): Thrown away or rejected; often used for clothing.
Synonyms
- Discarded
- Jettisoned
- Abandoned
- Cast-off
- Rejected
Antonyms
- Kept
- Retained
- Cherished
- Preserved
Related Phrases and Idioms
- To throw away: The verb phrase from which the adjective is derived, meaning to discard something.
- Don't throw away that letter; it might be important.
- Thrown-away line: A line in a play, song, or speech delivered with deliberate casualness to seem incidental, though it may be significant.
- The villain's true motive was revealed in a single thrown-away line in Act Two.
Adjective
- thrown away
- wearing someone's cast-off clothes
- throwaway children living on the streets
- salvaged some thrown-away furniture