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

Many residents do not have electricity or air conditioning and basements of the buildings have flooded with sewage, the tenants union said. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

In the case of Cyclospora, contamination can occur when human sewage gets into water used to irrigate fresh produce, says Barbara Kowalcyk, director of the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition Security at George Washington University. — Angela Haupt, Time, 29 July 2026

Concerns over raw sewage Gottlieb said weather conditions had raised the risk of contamination. — CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Rubbish bags pile up on corners, and raw sewage runs through the potholed streets. — Julie Bourdin, Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2026