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detritus

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of detritus

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

the expanse of tree stumps represented the detritus of a vast forest that had been mercilessly clear-cut

Synonyms of detritus

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

Words Related to detritus

jetsam, leavings, remnant

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

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