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ashes

plural noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of ashes

the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed

a new and more splendid city was built on the ashes of the old

Synonyms of ashes

debris, detritus, flotsam, remains, residue, rubble, ruins, wreck, wreckage

Words Related to ashes

jetsam, leavings, remnant

chaff, deadwood, dross, dust, garbage, junk, litter, refuse, riffraff, rubbish, scrap, trash, waste

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