Synonyms of riffraff

riffraff

noun

1

as in debris

discarded or useless material

the sight of piles and piles of riffraff at the town dump was a sobering reminder that we are indeed a society of consumers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in rabble

people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class

local ordinances that are intended to keep the riffraff out of the town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rabble
• masses
• populace
• people
• public
• unwashed
• scum
• proletariat
• trash
• tagrag and bobtail
• mob
• commoners
• ragtag and bobtail
• rout
• rabblement
• dregs
• tag, rag, and bobtail
• plebeians
• commons
• multitude
• millions
• bourgeoisie
• rank and file
• herd
• working class
• middle class
• hoi polloi

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• society
• elite
• aristocracy
• gentry
• quality
• upper class
• establishment
• elect
• A-list
• upper crust
• nobility
• peerage
• gentlefolk
• gentlefolks