castoffs

noun

plural of castoff
as in rejects
one who is cast out or rejected by society a castoff who later became a famous poet

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Recent Examples of castoffs The Valkyries, as an expansion club, were constructed originally out of WNBA castoffs and skilled international players. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 While the big-name prospects were at Chase Center, the combo guard had to make the most of it with long shots and castoffs. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 12 July 2026 The pastor’s initiative proved so popular that the church began distributing feed sacks to well-off homes, so Boston housewives could continually set aside castoffs for donation. — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 For decades, West Africa’s largest secondhand market had thrived on the global North’s castoffs, yet a growing deluge of fast fashion and its ultra-fast successors had turned Accra into the world’s clothing graveyard. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026 Shortly After Roster Cut As the Braves continue to win despite the revolving door to the roster, the team has now gotten news that another one of its big-league castoffs from this season has left Major League Baseball entirely. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 Denise and Mohamed bought new clothing for the other children, whereas Djena was given ratty hand-me-downs—even her bras were Denise’s castoffs. — Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 Ira, so with a trade the team will be Bam Adebayo, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jovic and a bunch of G Leaguers or castoffs. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026 Her vision is to call on the regions where the United Kingdom offloads its castoffs—say, West Africa or Eastern Europe—to re-manufacture it as well. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for castoffs
  1. rejects
  2. outcasts
  3. castaways
  4. pariahs
  5. lepers
Noun
  • The most opinionated of these rejects is Smarty Pants, a basic toilet-training tech tool given an amusingly snarky attitude by Conan O’Brien.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
  • Today, there are hundreds of rejects packed in wood cabinets and cardboard boxes.
    — Steve Hartman, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Definition of rejects
Noun
  • Zero Company meaningfully explores these themes, using a ragtag band of outcasts as a filter to view them.
    — Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • This quartet of unlikely rock stars traveled across the country and around the world connecting with the disenfranchised everywhere, while sparking a movement that would resonate with two generations of outcasts across the globe.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of outcasts
Noun
  • Meet the 'Survivor' 51 castaways Are there any players from Michigan on 'Survivor' 51?
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • On Survivor, the strongest castaways are often eliminated early because they are perceived as threats.
    — Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of castaways
Noun
  • Attorneys representing Warren Hudson, Jax Pitalo and Morgan Seymour say despite cooperating with investigators, their clients have effectively become pariahs in their hometown and have been subjected to death threats and defamation.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Not everyone treated the couple as pariahs, though.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Definition of pariahs
Noun
  • Remember, the Lord Jesus did not fear lepers, and leprosy was (and continues to be) a highly contagious infectious disease.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The town serves as the backdrop for what many surrounding the production consider the creative high point of the season — an episode 5 spaghetti western side mission that involves lepers, eye-gauging vultures, and a train pulled by zombies.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Definition of lepers

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“Castoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castoffs. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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