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debris

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Synonyms & Antonyms of debris

1 discarded or useless material

the unsightly debris left after mining operations had ceased

Synonyms for debris

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

Words Related to debris

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 for debris

catch,
gem,
goody
(or goodie),
jewel,
pearl,
plum,
prize,
treasure,
treasure trove,
trove,
valuable

booty,
find,
salvage

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

the demolition workers cleared away all of the debris from the demolished building

Synonyms for debris

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

Words Related to debris

jetsam,
leavings,
remnant

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

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“Debris.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debris. Accessed 22 Oct. 2021.

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