Synonyms of riffraff

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riffraff

noun

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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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
• commoners
• mob
• dregs
• tagrag and bobtail
• rabblement
• rout
• ragtag and bobtail
• tag, rag, and bobtail
• plebeians
• commons
• multitude
• millions
• bourgeoisie
• herd
• hoi polloi
• working class
• middle class
• rank and file

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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