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
• effluvia
• chaff
• deadwood
• scrap
• drek
• raffle
• effluvium
• riffraff
• wreckage
• dreck
• lumber
• ruins
• wash
• spilth
• detritus
• offscouring
• dump
• swill
• crud
• discard
• remains
• 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
• goodie
• 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
• drool
• blah
• stupidity
• silliness
• muck
• jazz
• bunk
• beans
• punk
• rot
• craziness
• boloney
• foolishness
• crock
• bilge
• claptrap
• baloney
• falderal
• twaddle
• guff
• trumpery
• buncombe
• blah-blah
• insanity
• hogwash
• malarky
• bull
• balderdash
• fiddle
• hokum
• madness
• tosh
• piffle
• fudge
• drivel
• hooey
• bunkum
• bosh
• poppycock
• humbuggery
• flapdoodle
• tarradiddle
• blatherskite
• folderol
• tommyrot
• blither
• malarkey
• fiddlesticks
• blather
• applesauce
• hokeypokey
• codswallop
• absurdity
• nerts
• crapola
• horsefeathers
• folly
• hoodoo
• moonshine
• taradiddle
• blarney
• fiddle-faddle
• flannel
• absurdness
• humbug
• senselessness
• slush
• idiocy
• gas
• inaneness
• greek
• foolery
• inanity
• kookiness
• tomfoolery
• imbecility
• monkey business
• rigamarole
• asininity
• lunacy
• 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
• judgement
• 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
• tagrag and bobtail
• 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
• gentlefolks

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
• drek
• lemon
• mess
• nonsense
• dreck
• crapola
• sleaze
• slop
• slush
• kitsch
• claptrap
• turkey
• clinker
• stinker
• dud
• shambles
• 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
• lambast
• sail into
• curse
• excoriate
• vituperate
• assail
• castigate
• harass
• potshot
• lambaste
• beat up on
• scathe
• light into
• belabor
• berate
• affront
• revile
• profane
• reprimand
• harry
• slander
• harangue
• disparage
• slur
• libel
• blaspheme
• execrate
• whip
• belittle
• blackguard
• imprecate
• vilify
• lash (out)
• asperse
• lace (into)
• fulminate
• put down
• 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
• diss
• 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
• discommend
• rip
• reprobate
• slur
• malign
• vilify
• censure
• defame
• traduce
• asperse
• reprehend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praise
• applaud
• exalt
• glorify
• laud
• favor
• approve
• acclaim
• extol
• recommend
• magnify
• endorse
• sanction
• indorse
• extoll
• 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
• sick
• charge
• set at
• turn (on)
• rob
• set on
• ambush
• set upon
• descend (on or upon)
• rush
• fly at
• swarm
• jump (on)
• tear into
• pounce (on or upon)
• invade
• go in (on)
• sic
• pitch into
• sack
• bushwhack
• round on
• beset
• go at
• assail
• beat up on
• mob
• surprise
• light into
• bomb
• loot
• nuke
• plunder
• barrage
• surprize
• blitz
• mug
• gang up (on)
• flank
• buffet
• cannon
• ravage
• batter
• plaster
• bum-rush
• bombard
• pillage
• besiege
• waylay
• bang away (at)
• harry
• overrun
• foray
• envelop
• press
• ambuscade
• cannonade
• beleaguer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of trash in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The cans were later recovered from a trash bag, with both still intact. —Jack Guy, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024

Calling it a disaster is like leaving a trash bag open. —Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024

Verb

Research shows Trump had cut into Democrats' advantage with Latinos, starting with his first run in 2016, despite launching that campaign by trashing people of Mexican descent. —Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2024

Tax cut conundrum Harris and Democrats would like to tarnish Trump’s record on the economy by trashing his plan to cut taxes. —Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Sep. 2024