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scrap

The word “scrap” has 1 syllable: scrap

It's pronounced as /skræp/

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In the thesaurus, “scrap” has 311 synonyms and 69 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for scrap along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for scrap

Antonyms for scrap

Meanings of scrap

  • noun
    1. A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
    2. (usually in the plural) Leftover food.
    3. The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.
    4. Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.
    5. (in the plural) A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.
    6. A Hispanic criminal, especially a Mexican or one affiliated with the Norte gang.
    7. A snare for catching birds.
    8. A fight, tussle, skirmish.
  • verb
    1. To discard.
    2. (of a project or plan) To stop working on indefinitely.
    3. To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.
    4. To dispose of at a scrapyard.
    5. To make into scrap.
    6. To fight.

Example Sentences

  • He threw the last scrap of paper into the recycling bin.
  • They found a scrap of evidence that changed the whole case.
  • She saved every scrap of fabric for her quilt project.
  • The old car was sold for scrap metal.
  • He got into a little scrap with his brother over the remote.

On this page you'll find 380 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to scrap, such as: 86, abandon, abdicate, abolish, abort, abrogate, abundance.

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  • molecule
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  • ounce
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  • scruple
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  • shard
  • shaving
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  • taste
  • tidbit
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