Synonyms of rubble

rubble

noun

ˈrə-bəl 

as in debris

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

clearing the rubble after the earthquake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• debris
• wreckage
• ruins
• remains
• ashes
• remnant
• detritus
• wreck
• residue
• flotsam
• dust
• garbage
• litter
• jetsam
• junk
• leavings
• chaff
• trash
• rubbish
• scrap
• refuse
• dross
• waste
• deadwood
• riffraff

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rubble

So the principal architect Krishnan Varma didn’t clear the rubble from the ruin. — New Atlas, 3 July 2026

Emergency services were sifting through the rubble of what used to be a nine-story building on the left bank of the Dnipro River that bisects the city as the sun rose and fires flared up around it. — Gleb Garanich, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Thousands of people are feared dead as the official death toll continues to rise and hope diminishes for finding survivors in the rubble. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 July 2026

Hospitals are damaged, understaffed, undersupplied, and overwhelmed with injured patients, as survivors continue to be pulled from the rubble and taken in for medical care. — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026