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

Crab shells, whole and in pieces, turned up all over the school, to be swept away with the dust and fallen leaves and other litter, placed in a trash bag, and carried off behind the buildings to the incinerator. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Their advice is simple — compost or use the kitchen garbage disposal to limit the food waste that is thrown out, put trash in outdoor bins right before pickup and make sure garbage cans are secure. — Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026

Verb

Instead, seal them in a dark plastic bag and bake them in direct sun for a few weeks to kill all seeds and roots before trashing them, or send them to a commercial or municipal composting facility. — Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Critics trashed the movie, which also failed to make its money back at the box office, but the film found its audience gradually, eventually earning a place in repertory history as a Halloween comfort watch particularly beloved by millennial women. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026