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flotsam

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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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