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RECYCLE Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word recycle. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For RECYCLE

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discard
verb, nounv, n
noun

• anything that is cast aside or discarded

• (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit

• getting rid of something that is regarded as useless or undesirable

verb

• throw or cast away

dump
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a coarse term for defecation

• a piece of land where waste materials are dumped

• (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs

• a place where supplies can be stored

verb

• throw away as refuse

• sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly

• sell at artificially low prices

• drop (stuff) in a heap or mass

• fall abruptly

• knock down with force

landfill
nounn
noun

• a low area that has been filled in

neglect
verb, nounv, n
noun

• lack of attention and due care

• the state of something that has been unused and neglected

• willful lack of care and attention

• the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

verb

• leave undone or leave out

• fail to do something; leave something undone

• fail to attend to

• give little or no attention to

refuse
verbv
noun

• food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

verb

• show unwillingness towards

• not accept as true

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• refuse to let have

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse entrance or membership

scrap
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

• worthless material that is to be disposed of

• a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used

• the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

verb

• dispose of (something useless or old)

• have a disagreement over something

• make into scrap or refuse

squander
verbv
verb

• spend thoughtlessly; throw away

• spend extravagantly

trash
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• worthless material that is to be disposed of

• worthless people

• nonsensical talk or writing

• an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

verb

• dispose of (something useless or old)

• express a totally negative opinion of

waste
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

• useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly

• the trait of wasting resources

• an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

• (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect

adjective satellite

• located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

verb

• spend thoughtlessly; throw away

• use inefficiently or inappropriately

• dispose of

• run off as waste

• get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

• spend extravagantly

• lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

• cause to grow thin or weak

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

• become physically weaker

throw away
verbv
verb

• throw or cast away

• to remove

Alternatives for DISCARD

Alternatives for DUMP

Alternatives for NEGLECT

Alternatives for REFUSE

Alternatives for SCRAP

Alternatives for SQUANDER

Alternatives for TRASH

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