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flotsam

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of flotsam

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

  • the dispirited family picked through the flotsam of their possessions after the hurricane, looking for anything that could be salvaged
Synonyms of flotsam

ashes, debris, detritus, remains, residue, rubble, ruins, wreck, wreckage
Words Related to flotsam

jetsam, leavings, remnant

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

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