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past tense form of sideline.
past participle of sideline.

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discarded adj.
rejected adj.
suspended adj.
removed adj.
abandoned adj.
lorn adj.
stranded adj.

ADJECTIVE

discarded

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damaged

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abandoned deserted discontinued forsaken junked neglected outmoded repudiated scrapped shelved

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cast-off castaway done with obsolete out-of-date run down thrown away thrown out useless worn-out

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cherished

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kept up-to-date worthwhile

ADJECTIVE

rejected

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dropped jilted

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abandoned denied deserted forsaken refused returned shunned

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cherished

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suspended

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deferred delayed

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halted interrupted

ADJECTIVE

removed

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retired

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discharged ousted

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established ignored left

ADJECTIVE

abandoned

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deserted discarded dissipated dropped dumped eliminated empty forgotten forsaken jilted left neglected rejected relinquished shunned vacated

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alone cast aside cast away eighty-sixed given up godforsaken left in the cold left in the lurch outcast passed up pigeon-holed side-tracked unoccupied vacant

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adopted chaste cherished defended innocent maintained moral pure restrained supported virtuous

ADJECTIVE

lorn

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alone bereft cast aside cast away derelict deserted desolate discarded dissipated dropped dumped eighty-sixed eliminated empty forgotten forlorn forsaken given up godforsaken jilted left left in the cold left in the lurch neglected outcast passed up pigeon-holed rejected relinquished shunned side-tracked unoccupied vacant vacated

ADJECTIVE

stranded

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aground ashore grounded helpless wrecked

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beached shipwrecked sidetracked

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cast away godforsaken high and dry homeless left at the altar left in the lurch out in left field passed up penniless run aground

Antonyms

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found

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Fans have also pointed to other Black characters whose storylines have been sidelined or left unresolved over the years, such as Ironheart and Monica Rambeau.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Baleba, who joined Brighton from Lille in 2023, is currently sidelined with an ankle injury he picked up during their pre-season training camp in Austria.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

That has sidelined Seoul, with Lee voicing respect for Trump's decision and pledging to "do his utmost" to support his peacemaking efforts.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Then came an ankle injury that sidelined him in 2024, followed by shoulder surgery as a junior that sidelined him in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Only a few weeks after the Time cover story, however, the locomotive of adoration was sidelined by a more substantial critique.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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