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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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A fire has broken out on a ship carrying 1,000 tonnes of scrap metal.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Grieving often prompts frantic spelunking missions—rereading old letters or texts, scouring your camera roll and random social media accounts for any scrap of a memory of your loved one.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The markets aren’t giving any credit to the residual useful life of the ships beyond scrap.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

I saw his eyes light on the scrap of newspaper.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

Vocabulary lists containing scrap

"CLEP Financial Accounting," Vocabulary from Chapter 15

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