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REPURPOSING Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word repurposing. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For REPURPOSING

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abandon
verbv
noun

• the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry

• a feeling of extreme emotional intensity

verb

• forsake, leave behind

• give up with the intent of never claiming again

• leave behind empty; move out of

• stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

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

dismiss
verb, nounv, n
verb

• bar from attention or consideration

• cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration

• stop associating with

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

• end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave

• declare void

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

forsake
verbv
verb

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

ignore
verbv
verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• bar from attention or consideration

• fail to notice

• give little or no attention to

• be ignorant of or in the dark about

junk
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

• any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails

verb

• dispose of (something useless or old)

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

squander
verbv
verb

• spend thoughtlessly; throw away

• spend extravagantly

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

Alternatives for ABANDON

Alternatives for DISCARD

Alternatives for DISMISS

Alternatives for DUMP

Alternatives for FORSAKE

Alternatives for IGNORE

Alternatives for JUNK

Alternatives for NEGLECT

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