SCRAPPING Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words

scrapping 1 of 3

noun

as in removal

the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless the scrapping of the park's last horse-drawn carriage marks the end of an era

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scrapping

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verb (1)

present participle of scrap

as in bickering

to express different opinions about something often angrily the young couple often scrapped about money and their very disparate spending habits

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scrapping

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verb (2)

present participle of scrap

as in dumping

to get rid of as useless or unwanted we've decided to scrap the second car

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as in abandoning

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) we scrapped our plans to go to Paris, and set out the next day for Prague

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Noun

Japan’s recent scrapping of lethal weapons export ban could also help strengthen the country's underdeveloped defense industry. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 That could mean the scrapping of a home-and-home series with Notre Dame, scheduled to be played in South Bend in 2028 and back in Austin in 2029. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 23 July 2026 Workers had demanded a formalization of bonuses in their contracts, the scrapping of bonus caps, and a payout of 15% of Samsung's operating profits as bonuses. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 May 2026 Spain and Slovenia are unlikely to come back, and a continuation of Netanyahu military policies could mean other countries join the boycott, resulting in a potential scrapping of the contest in 2027 with that much revenue exiting. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 Those ships were moved back to the States on a heavy-lift vessel in January for eventual scrapping. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026 In 2015, concerns surrounding Japan’s Rugby World Cup preparations—including the scrapping and redesign of Tokyo’s flagship national stadium due to cost overruns—prompted public discussion about venue readiness and delivery risk. — Michael Fealey, Sportico.com, 14 Feb. 2026 The administration’s ban on new renewables projects and scrapping of Joe Biden’s clean energy incentives risk putting America at an energy disadvantage. — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2026 The implementation of the national curriculum has been a mess, and some lawmakers and parents continue to call for its scrapping. — Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025

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The Venice Film Festival is weighing scrapping its traditional opening jury press conference on the Lido. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026 And that’s only if the washing machine is worth keeping and not scrapping altogether. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 The Broth Belt is retired, for now, at least, but Orlando’s top chefs will soon be scrapping again, this time in an arena ruled — in part, anyway — by raw. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 The group first began buying up property starting in 2017 in the outer East Bay to build a new city, until running into local opposition and scrapping plans for a 2024 ballot measure. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The Cowboys and Saints were fined $500,000 apiece for scrapping at their joint practice this week. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 In early January, Microsoft revealed its involvement and kicked off a PR blitz — holding town halls, pledging not to drive up power bills and, in a major shift, scrapping non-disclosure agreements and property tax breaks with local governments. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 Leaders of Lithuania and Finland, both sharing a border with Russia, have moved closer to scrapping the longstanding ban on domestic deployment of nuclear weapons. — Anniek Bao,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 But local politicians and parties to the settlement say scrapping the Biden-era pact would require years of federal review and public engagement. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The slump followed the removal of the de minimis exemption in the US, Shein’s second largest market after Europe.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Keep in mind, these cost estimates don’t include any demo or removal of whatever previous flooring was installed.

— Jason Rueger, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of removal

Verb

Hawaii cleans up after Hurricane Lala Communities struggled to recover after Tropical Storm Lala sideswiped Hawaii as a Category 1 hurricane, sparing the islands a direct hit but dumping more than 3½ feet of rain that caused catastrophic flooding.

— Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Tasks included scooping and dumping sand or gravel, digging and grading trenches, clearing debris from roads, removing tree branches from water edges, and breaking up rocks.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of dumping

Noun

The eurozone is the world’s third-largest economy and its second-largest source of demand, so Europe has economic power at its disposal.

— MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
If Europe gathers substantially more unwanted clothing without creating that accompanying infrastructure, greater volumes could instead flow into reuse exports, downcycling, incineration or disposal.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of disposal

Verb

As a result, the Fed’s attention is now fixed on fighting inflation, instead of the other part of its dual mandate, namely supporting the labor market.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
For France, long accustomed to wildfires along arid stretches of the Atlantic and Mediterranean, the devastation in Le Porge has yielded rare consensus that its fire safety system is not up to fighting mega-fires brought on by climate change.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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On Day 2, stir mixture and measure out 110 g (1/2 cup) of starter into a fresh container, discarding the rest (at this point, the discard is not ready to be used in recipes).

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2026
The cruise line submitted a subsequent report detailing a range of corrective actions, from rewashing coffee urns to discarding the tray of bread where the fly was found.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

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