cast-off

A form of castoff — Discarded, rejected.

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discardedthrowawaythrown-awayunwanted
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Meanings

adjective
  1. alternativeAlternative form of castoff.
nouncast-off (plural cast-offs)

plural cast-offs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of castoff.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivethrown away

Similar
discardedthrowawaythrown-awayunwanted
Also see
throwawayunwanted

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Deverbal from cast off.

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APA

cast-off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cast-off

MLA

“cast-off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cast-off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cast-off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cast-off.

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