Synonyms of riffraff

riffraff

noun

ˈrif-ˌraf 

1

as in debris

discarded or useless material

the sight of piles and piles of riffraff at the town dump was a sobering reminder that we are indeed a society of consumers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• debris
• garbage
• trash
• dust
• junk
• rubbish
• litter
• sewage
• effluvia
• truck
• rubble
• chaff
• effluvium
• dross
• deadwood
• offal
• refuse
• waste
• drek
• raffle
• dreck
• offscouring
• detritus
• wreckage
• lumber
• ruins
• scrap
• crud
• swill
• spilth
• wash
• flotsam
• dump
• remains
• trumpery
• slop
• jetsam
• scrap heap
• odds and ends
• cull
• discard
• reject
• straw
• two bits
• nothing
• throwaway
• castoff
• hand-me-down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plum
• catch
• prize
• treasure
• pearl
• trove
• gem
• treasure trove
• jewel
• find
• booty
• goodie
• goody
• valuable
• salvage

2

as in rabble

people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class

local ordinances that are intended to keep the riffraff out of the town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rabble
• masses
• populace
• people
• public
• unwashed
• scum
• proletariat
• trash
• tagrag and bobtail
• mob
• commoners
• ragtag and bobtail
• rout
• rabblement
• dregs
• tag, rag, and bobtail
• plebeians
• commons
• multitude
• millions
• bourgeoisie
• rank and file
• herd
• working class
• middle class
• hoi polloi

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• society
• elite
• aristocracy
• gentry
• quality
• upper class
• establishment
• elect
• A-list
• upper crust
• nobility
• peerage
• gentlefolk
• gentlefolks

Examples of riffraff in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s a gate topped with barbed wire to keep the riffraff out, and then long and winding stairs down to the sea. —Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023

Boba turned and scanned the alcoves again, ignoring the riffraff who stared at him, and raised his eyebrows at the sight of a familiar face. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2023

The Standard’s interior is sleek yet warm and devoid of riffraff. —Bob Carlton | [e-mail], al, 27 July 2023

Instead a complex system of semiotics did the job of weeding out the riffraff. —wsj.com, 17 Apr. 2023