trash
Stuff you toss
Trash is waste material to be discarded—garbage, rubbish, refuse.
Americans take out the trash; Britons take out the rubbish.
The word extends to anything worthless or of poor quality: That movie was trash.
As an insult, trash demeans people as low-class or contemptible: white trash, trailer trash.
To trash something is to destroy or severely criticize it: Critics trashed the album.
To talk trash is to boast or taunt aggressively, especially in sports.
Discarded waste material
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- refuseReject or garbage
- litterScattered waste or debris
- junkWorthless discarded items
debris · landfill · dumpster · scraps · leftovers · detritus · offal · sweepings
Scattered waste or debris
- dumpingDisposing carelessly or abruptly
- landfillWaste burial ground
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- plasticCapable of being molded
Worthless discarded items
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- dreckWorthless trash
- schlockLow-quality merchandise
- crapWorthless material or nonsense
garbage · refuse · swill · dregs · dross · bilge · tripe · kitsch
Designed for discarding
Creatively reuse discarded materials
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- reuseEmploy something again
- repurposeAdapt for new use
- reclaimTake back possession
sort · recyclables · biodegradable · sustainability · zero-waste · reduce · salvage · eco-friendly
garbage
Discarded waste material
junk · debris · landfill · dumpster · scraps · leftovers · detritus · offal · sweepings · residue
litter
Scattered waste or debris
- dumpingDisposing carelessly or abruptly
- landfillWaste burial ground
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
plastic · microplastics · fly-tipping · effluent · littering
junk
Worthless discarded items
crap · garbage · refuse · swill · dregs · dross · bilge · tripe · kitsch · pulp
throw-away
Designed for discarding
junk · scrap · ditch · chuck · pitch · bin · reject · purge · shed · eliminate
upcycle
Creatively reuse discarded materials
reclaim · sort · recyclables · biodegradable · sustainability · zero-waste · reduce · salvage · eco-friendly · green
bash
Forceful striking blow
savage · lambaste · disparage · denounce · badmouth · denigrate · mock · ridicule · deride · belittle
wreck
Destroyed vessel or vehicle
ruin · devastate · smash · damage · deface · sabotage · ravage · pillage · desecrate · gut
trashtreasure
Valued wealth or keepsake
valuables · assets · riches · possessions · heirlooms
trashelite
Superior select group
aristocracy · nobility · gentry · upper class · high society
- trash canContainer for refuse
- trash bagDisposable waste receptacle liner
- take out the trashRemove household waste
- trash talkCompetitive verbal intimidation
- trash pandasSlang for raccoons
- trash truckVehicle for collecting refuse
trashy, trashed, trash can, trashing, trashcan, trashman, trash cans, trashes, trashcans