Synonyms of sewage

sewage

noun

as in truck

waste material (such as human urine and feces) that is carried away from homes and other buildings in a system of pipes

raw sewage

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sewage

For most of his twenty-seven years at the Port, he has been concerned with things like dredging operations, sewage infrastructure, and the movement of freight along the Thames. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

When an engine fire knocked out power and plumbing for five days, 4,000 passengers were stranded with overflowing sewage — including, yes, poop — spoiled food and unbearable heat. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

The Newtown Creek has been undergoing extensive remediation following years of pollution that includes toxic sediment and untreated sewage. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 13 July 2026

In another case, a child contracted it while swimming in Lake Michigan and in yet another, a man was infected while cleaning up sewage. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 11 July 2026