Synonyms of junk

junk 1 of 3

noun

1

as in cheese

that which is of low quality or worth

couldn't believe that such junk was chosen to be read for the book club

my car is junk—it spends more time in the shop than on the road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheese
• rubbish
• trash
• muck
• camp
• tripe
• drek
• lemon
• bomb
• nonsense
• crapola
• dreck
• mess
• sleaze
• slop
• slush
• kitsch
• claptrap
• turkey
• humbug
• stinker
• clinker
• clunker
• dud
• shambles
• muddle

2

as in garbage

discarded or useless material

junk on the side of the road waiting for the trash collection

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

junk

2 of 3

verb

as in to dump

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

we'll have to junk this old car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dump
• discard
• unload
• ditch
• scrap
• lose
• shed
• abandon
• reject
• chuck
• remove
• toss
• jettison
• set aside
• throw away
• exorcize
• cast (off)
• slough (off)
• exorcise
• shuck (off)
• fling (off or away)
• sluff (off)
• eliminate
• throw out
• lay by
• dispose of
• deep-six
• dismiss
• eighty-six
• cashier
• 86
• desert
• forsake
• pitch
• abdicate
• abolish
• kick out
• eradicate
• wipe out
• expunge
• exterminate
• extirpate
• liquidate
• stamp (out)
• annihilate
• extinguish
• root (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• use
• adopt
• take on
• embrace
• utilize
• employ
• keep
• hold
• retain
• hold back

junky

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adjective

1

as in worthless

having no usefulness

that broken watch you're wearing is junky

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worthless
• empty
• cheap
• no-good
• valueless
• flawed
• bad
• vain
• null
• defective
• imperfect
• chaffy
• inadequate
• low-grade
• lousy
• inferior
• unacceptable
• insufficient
• unsatisfactory
• cheapjack
• substandard
• base
• second-rate
• duff
• deficient
• dud

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• valuable
• worthy
• useful
• invaluable
• precious
• priceless
• special
• fancy
• exceptional
• choice
• cherished
• treasured
• prized
• esteemed
• high-grade

2

as in cheap

of low quality

a junky coat that is sure to fall apart after one winter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheap
• terrible
• poor
• inferior
• bad
• rotten
• coarse
• worthless
• common
• useless
• trashy
• rubbishy
• mediocre
• crappy
• shoddy
• wretched
• cheesy
• low-rent
• low-grade
• miserable
• bum
• lousy
• sleazy
• second-rate
• schlocky
• execrable
• counterfeit
• shlocky
• fake
• cheapjack
• schlock
• gimcrack
• shlock
• trumpery
• cut-rate
• bargain-basement
• valueless
• el cheapo
• lackluster
• gaudy
• tawdry
• kitschy
• meretricious
• shabby
• flashy
• glitzy
• swanky
• indifferent
• showy
• garish
• second-class
• kitsch
• tacky
• ostentatious
• seedy
• swank
• splashy
• phony
• sham
• phoney
• ultracheap
• supercheap
• brummagem

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• good
• excellent
• fine
• superior
• first-class
• high-grade
• handsome
• elegant
• top-notch
• first-rate
• tasteful
• polished
• refined
• handcrafted

Video

Some Odd Words with ISMO: "Junk in the Trunk"

Comedian ISMO on what separates a boot from a trunk