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scrap

[skrap] / skræp /
NOUN
tiny bit of something
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chunk fragment grain hunk lump morsel shred sliver snippet speck
STRONG
atom bite butt chip crumb cutting discard end glob gob iota jot junk leaving leftover mite modicum mouthful part particle piece portion remains slice snatch stump trace waste
WEAK
bits and pieces castoff odds and ends orts smithereen
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lot
STRONG
whole
NOUN
argument, fight
Synonyms
STRONG
affray battle brawl broil disagreement dispute fracas fray quarrel row scuffle set-to squabble tiff wrangle
Antonyms
STRONG
agreement harmony peace truce
VERB
abandon; throw away
Synonyms
STRONGEST
break up discard dismiss ditch get rid of jettison junk reject
STRONG
cast chuck demolish drop forsake retire shed slough
WEAK
consign to scrap heap dispense with do away with put out to pasture throw out toss out write off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accept keep
WEAK
hoard save store
VERB
fight, argue
Synonyms
STRONG
battle bicker caterwaul quarrel row spat squabble tiff wrangle
WEAK
come to blows fall out have shouting match have words
Antonyms
STRONG
agree concur make peace
WEAK
harmonize

Example Sentences

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Generations of students have pushed the district to scrap the moniker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Miller, of Gayton Road, King's Lynn, Norfolk, had been transporting scrap metal from King's Lynn docks to two Network Rail depots in Essex and Cambridgeshire.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Gavilan collects cardboard and scrap metal for a living but it no longer puts food on the table.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

She can rebound and scrap for loose balls too, and with Ariel Atkins reportedly being traded, Rice could play a big role.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

There, right in the basket’s center, he could see the last scrap of parchment.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Vocabulary lists containing scrap

"CLEP Financial Accounting," Vocabulary from Chapter 15

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