Synonyms of castoffs

castoffs

noun

plural of castoff

as in rejects

one who is cast out or rejected by society

a castoff who later became a famous poet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rejects
• outcasts
• castaways
• pariahs
• lepers
• exiles
• outsiders
• untouchables
• offscourings
• deportees

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• insiders

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of castoffs

How odd that your in-laws can call your bed old and ugly, but balk at insulting their neighbor’s castoffs by not using them. — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2026

Hsu maps a Los Angeles of leftovers and castoffs; portraits of friends and strangers in the street are full of dazed, inscrutable expressions. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

The Valkyries, as an expansion club, were constructed originally out of WNBA castoffs and skilled international players. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

While the big-name prospects were at Chase Center, the combo guard had to make the most of it with long shots and castoffs. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 12 July 2026

The pastor’s initiative proved so popular that the church began distributing feed sacks to well-off homes, so Boston housewives could continually set aside castoffs for donation. — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026

For decades, West Africa’s largest secondhand market had thrived on the global North’s castoffs, yet a growing deluge of fast fashion and its ultra-fast successors had turned Accra into the world’s clothing graveyard. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026

Shortly After Roster Cut As the Braves continue to win despite the revolving door to the roster, the team has now gotten news that another one of its big-league castoffs from this season has left Major League Baseball entirely. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

Ira, so with a trade the team will be Bam Adebayo, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jovic and a bunch of G Leaguers or castoffs. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026