Synonyms of trash

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noun

ˈtrash 

1

as in garbage

discarded or useless material

the neighbor's dog was rooting around in our trash this morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in rubbish

language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense

don't talk trash to me!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• garbage
• rubbish
• nonsense
• nuts
• blah
• stupidity
• drool
• silliness
• muck
• jazz
• bunk
• beans
• absurdity
• rot
• craziness
• punk
• foolishness
• crock
• bilge
• claptrap
• baloney
• twaddle
• guff
• trumpery
• insanity
• absurdness
• hogwash
• balderdash
• bull
• hokum
• madness
• fiddle
• tosh
• piffle
• fudge
• drivel
• hooey
• bunkum
• bosh
• poppycock
• humbuggery
• flapdoodle
• blatherskite
• folderol
• tommyrot
• blither
• malarkey
• fiddlesticks
• applesauce
• codswallop
• blather
• hokeypokey
• nerts
• crapola
• horsefeathers
• folly
• hoodoo
• taradiddle
• moonshine
• blarney
• fiddle-faddle
• flannel
• humbug
• senselessness
• slush
• idiocy
• gas
• foolery
• inanity
• kookiness
• greek
• tomfoolery
• imbecility
• monkey business
• inaneness
• lunacy
• asininity
• fatuity
• hot air
• rigmarole
• witlessness
• shenanigan(s)
• monkeyshine(s)
• hoity-toity
• hocus-pocus
• double-talk

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rationality
• reasonableness
• sense
• common sense
• horse sense
• judgment
• sensibleness
• wisdom
• reasonability
• levelheadedness
• discernment

3

as in masses

people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class

snooty people who thought that we were trash because we were in the cleaning business

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

4

as in junk

that which is of low quality or worth

the souvenirs in the gift shop are nothing but trash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• junk
• cheese
• rubbish
• muck
• camp
• tripe
• bomb
• lemon
• mess
• dreck
• nonsense
• crapola
• sleaze
• slop
• slush
• kitsch
• claptrap
• turkey
• clinker
• stinker
• shambles
• dud
• humbug
• clunker
• muddle

trash

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verb

1

as in to attack

to criticize harshly and usually publicly

a stand-up comedian who humorously trashes the motley crew of people who bug her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attack
• slam
• insult
• scold
• abuse
• savage
• criticize
• blast
• tie into
• jump (on)
• bash
• sail into
• excoriate
• vituperate
• curse
• assail
• castigate
• potshot
• lambaste
• harass
• beat up on
• scathe
• light into
• belabor
• berate
• affront
• revile
• profane
• harry
• slander
• reprimand
• harangue
• disparage
• slur
• libel
• blaspheme
• execrate
• belittle
• whip
• blackguard
• imprecate
• vilify
• lash (out)
• asperse
• lace (into)
• put down
• fulminate
• bad-mouth
• chastise
• rebuke
• chide
• traduce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praise
• commend
• hail
• compliment
• laud
• acclaim

2

as in to destroy

to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property

someone had broken into the gym and trashed the decorations for the dance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroy
• vandalize
• ruin
• smash
• demolish
• damage
• deface
• violate
• waste
• sack
• break
• wreck
• loot
• desecrate
• hurt
• tag
• harm
• wipe out
• spoil
• graffiti
• tear down
• shatter
• sabotage
• total
• scourge
• impair
• ravage
• plunder
• annihilate
• mar
• wrack
• raze
• devastate
• pillage
• bang up
• despoil
• ransack
• raven
• spoliate
• depredate
• maraud

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• save
• preserve
• conserve
• build
• salvage
• rebuild

3

as in to dismiss

to express scornfully one's low opinion of

a club member who trashes every idea that isn't hers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismiss
• minimize
• diminish
• criticize
• denigrate
• run down
• discount
• talk down
• dump on
• play down
• disparage
• write off
• decry
• cry down
• dislike
• derogate
• deprecate
• belittle
• depreciate
• trash-talk
• denounce
• condemn
• kiss off
• bad-mouth
• put down
• dis
• poor-mouth
• discredit
• abuse
• scold
• vilipend
• disapprove (of)
• disgrace
• slander
• rip
• discommend
• reprobate
• slur
• malign
• vilify
• censure
• defame
• traduce
• asperse
• reprehend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praise
• applaud
• favor
• exalt
• glorify
• approve
• recommend
• extol
• magnify
• endorse
• laud
• sanction
• acclaim
• countenance
• commend
• compliment
• eulogize

4

as in to assault

to take sudden, violent action against

gangs of young punks would trash the encampment of homeless men just for sport

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assault
• raid
• attack
• storm
• strike
• charge
• set at
• turn (on)
• set on
• rob
• ambush
• set upon
• descend (on or upon)
• fly at
• rush
• jump (on)
• swarm
• tear into
• pounce (on or upon)
• invade
• go in (on)
• sic
• pitch into
• bushwhack
• sack
• round on
• beset
• go at
• assail
• beat up on
• mob
• surprise
• light into
• bomb
• loot
• nuke
• plunder
• barrage
• blitz
• mug
• gang up (on)
• flank
• buffet
• cannon
• ravage
• batter
• bum-rush
• plaster
• bombard
• pillage
• waylay
• besiege
• bang away (at)
• harry
• overrun
• foray
• envelop
• press
• ambuscade
• cannonade
• beleaguer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• cover
• defend
• secure
• guard
• shield

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trash

Noun

They are provided with tools, including a safety vest, gloves, bags, buckets, and trash pickers. — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Countless vigilantes have taken to the roadways armed with trash bags, spray paint, laser pointers, and power drills to render the surveillance poles useless, resulting in arrests and investigations by police. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 30 July 2026

Verb

The fridge required daily attention with a fast purge and wipe down, plus trash throughout the home would be collected and taken out each morning. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 July 2026

Primary voters are far more angry at the party that lost to Trump again, and telling them that Dangerous Left-Wing Candidate X trashed Kamala Harris won’t work. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 July 2026