Synonyms of trash

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noun

ˈtrash 

1

as in garbage

discarded or useless material

the neighbor's dog was rooting around in our trash this morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in rubbish

language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense

don't talk trash to me!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• garbage
• rubbish
• nonsense
• nuts
• blah
• stupidity
• drool
• silliness
• muck
• jazz
• bunk
• beans
• absurdity
• rot
• craziness
• punk
• foolishness
• crock
• bilge
• claptrap
• baloney
• twaddle
• guff
• trumpery
• insanity
• absurdness
• hogwash
• balderdash
• bull
• hokum
• madness
• fiddle
• tosh
• piffle
• fudge
• drivel
• hooey
• bunkum
• bosh
• poppycock
• humbuggery
• flapdoodle
• blatherskite
• folderol
• tommyrot
• blither
• malarkey
• fiddlesticks
• applesauce
• codswallop
• blather
• hokeypokey
• nerts
• crapola
• horsefeathers
• folly
• hoodoo
• taradiddle
• moonshine
• blarney
• fiddle-faddle
• flannel
• humbug
• senselessness
• slush
• idiocy
• gas
• foolery
• inanity
• kookiness
• greek
• tomfoolery
• imbecility
• monkey business
• inaneness
• lunacy
• asininity
• fatuity
• hot air
• rigmarole
• witlessness
• shenanigan(s)
• monkeyshine(s)
• hoity-toity
• hocus-pocus
• double-talk

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rationality
• reasonableness
• sense
• common sense
• horse sense
• judgment
• sensibleness
• wisdom
• reasonability
• levelheadedness
• discernment

3

as in masses

people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class

snooty people who thought that we were trash because we were in the cleaning business

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

4

as in junk

that which is of low quality or worth

the souvenirs in the gift shop are nothing but trash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• junk
• cheese
• rubbish
• muck
• camp
• tripe
• bomb
• lemon
• mess
• dreck
• nonsense
• crapola
• sleaze
• slop
• slush
• kitsch
• claptrap
• turkey
• clinker
• stinker
• shambles
• dud
• humbug
• clunker
• muddle

trash

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verb

1

as in to attack

to criticize harshly and usually publicly

a stand-up comedian who humorously trashes the motley crew of people who bug her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attack
• slam
• insult
• scold
• abuse
• savage
• criticize
• blast
• tie into
• jump (on)
• bash
• sail into
• excoriate
• vituperate
• curse
• assail
• castigate
• potshot
• lambaste
• harass
• beat up on
• scathe
• light into
• belabor
• berate
• affront
• revile
• profane
• harry
• slander
• reprimand
• harangue
• disparage
• slur
• libel
• blaspheme
• execrate
• belittle
• whip
• blackguard
• imprecate
• vilify
• lash (out)
• asperse
• lace (into)
• put down
• fulminate
• bad-mouth
• chastise
• rebuke
• chide
• traduce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praise
• commend
• hail
• compliment
• laud
• acclaim

2

as in to destroy

to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property

someone had broken into the gym and trashed the decorations for the dance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroy
• vandalize
• ruin
• smash
• demolish
• damage
• deface
• violate
• waste
• sack
• break
• wreck
• loot
• desecrate
• hurt
• tag
• harm
• wipe out
• spoil
• graffiti
• tear down
• shatter
• sabotage
• total
• scourge
• impair
• ravage
• plunder
• annihilate
• mar
• wrack
• raze
• devastate
• pillage
• bang up
• despoil
• ransack
• raven
• spoliate
• depredate
• maraud

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• save
• preserve
• conserve
• build
• salvage
• rebuild

3

as in to dismiss

to express scornfully one's low opinion of

a club member who trashes every idea that isn't hers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismiss
• minimize
• diminish
• criticize
• denigrate
• run down
• discount
• talk down
• dump on
• play down
• disparage
• write off
• decry
• cry down
• dislike
• derogate
• deprecate
• belittle
• depreciate
• trash-talk
• denounce
• condemn
• kiss off
• bad-mouth
• put down
• dis
• poor-mouth
• discredit
• abuse
• scold
• vilipend
• disapprove (of)
• disgrace
• slander
• rip
• discommend
• reprobate
• slur
• malign
• vilify
• censure
• defame
• traduce
• asperse
• reprehend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praise
• applaud
• favor
• exalt
• glorify
• approve
• recommend
• extol
• magnify
• endorse
• laud
• sanction
• acclaim
• countenance
• commend
• compliment
• eulogize

4

as in to assault

to take sudden, violent action against

gangs of young punks would trash the encampment of homeless men just for sport

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assault
• raid
• attack
• storm
• strike
• charge
• set at
• turn (on)
• set on
• rob
• ambush
• set upon
• descend (on or upon)
• fly at
• rush
• jump (on)
• swarm
• tear into
• pounce (on or upon)
• invade
• go in (on)
• sic
• pitch into
• bushwhack
• sack
• round on
• beset
• go at
• assail
• beat up on
• mob
• surprise
• light into
• bomb
• loot
• nuke
• plunder
• barrage
• blitz
• mug
• gang up (on)
• flank
• buffet
• cannon
• ravage
• batter
• bum-rush
• plaster
• bombard
• pillage
• waylay
• besiege
• bang away (at)
• harry
• overrun
• foray
• envelop
• press
• ambuscade
• cannonade
• beleaguer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• cover
• defend
• secure
• guard
• shield

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trash

Noun

Due to deteriorating air quality, Philadelphia city officials suspended trash pickup and closed public pools Friday. — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 17 July 2026

Baking soda can be sprinkled directly on the bottom of a trash can or into the trash to absorb odors and moisture. — Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 16 July 2026

Verb

But rather than stick around Earth to become a co-hero with Clark, bounces around red sun planets getting trashed by herself. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Charges have been dropped against Bailey Zimmerman, the country singer who was accused of trashing his hotel room at the Sandia Resort and Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in May. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026