Synonyms of deadwood

deadwood

noun

as in debris

discarded or useless material

much of the material in the file cabinets is just deadwood

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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