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dross

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Synonyms & Antonyms of dross

discarded or useless material

get rid of the dross before closing up the shop

Synonyms for dross

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

Words Related to dross

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 dross

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

booty,
find,
salvage

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“Dross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dross. Accessed 26 Jun. 2022.

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