Synonyms of debris

debris

noun

1

as in garbage

discarded or useless material

the unsightly debris left after mining operations had ceased

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in rubble

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 & Similar Words

• rubble
• wreckage
• ruins
• remains
• ashes
• detritus
• residue
• remnant
• wreck
• flotsam
• dust
• garbage
• junk
• jetsam
• leavings
• litter
• trash
• chaff
• rubbish
• deadwood
• dross
• refuse
• scrap
• waste
• riffraff