Meaning & use
scrapped
Abandoned or discarded a plan, project, or object, usually because it was no longer useful or workable.
See it in a sentence
The airline scrapped the new route after ticket sales came in far below expectations.
They scrapped the old car for parts once it stopped starting reliably.
A note on using this word
Scrapped often implies giving up on something already underway, unlike 'rejected,' which can apply before something even begins.
Words with a similar meaning
abandoneddiscarded
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Words with an opposite meaning
keptretained
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