rubbish

rub·bish

noun \ˈrə-bish, dialect -bij\

Definition of RUBBISH

1

: useless waste or rejected matter : trash

2

: something that is worthless or nonsensical <few real masterpieces are forgotten and not much rubbish survives — William Bridges-Adams>

— rub·bishy \-bə-shē\ adjective

Examples of RUBBISH

1. Please, pick the rubbish up off the ground.
2. I think what he says is absolute rubbish!
3. “I'm sorry, but I had to do it.” “Rubbish!”
4. The food at that restaurant is complete rubbish.

Origin of RUBBISH

Middle English robous

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to RUBBISH

Synonyms

chaff, deadwood, debris, dreck (also drek), dross, dust, effluvium (also effluvia), junk, litter, offal, offscouring, raffle, refuse, riffraff, garbage, scrap, spilth, trash, truck, waste

Related Words

crud, sewage, slop, swill, wash; detritus, remains, rubble, ruins; dump, scrap heap; lumber, odds and ends, trumpery; flotsam, jetsam, wreckage; castoff, cull, discard, hand-me-down, reject, throwaway; nothing, straw, two bits

Near Antonyms

catch, gem, goody (or goodie), jewel, pearl, plum, prize, treasure, treasure trove, trove, valuable; booty, find, salvage