TRASH: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TRASH?

Need another word that means the same as “trash”? Find 64 synonyms and 30 related words for “trash” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Trash” are: rubbish, scrap, applesauce, codswallop, folderol, tripe, trumpery, wish-wash, chalk, chicken feed, crank, deoxyephedrine, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, methedrine, shabu, scum, waste, waste material, refuse, litter, garbage, debris, junk, dross, detritus, dregs, remains, nonsense, drivel, pap, gibberish, balderdash, bunkum, humbug, moonshine, rabble, vermin, good-for-nothings, lowest of the low, underclass, the dregs, untouchables, pan, tear apart, wreck, ruin, damage, destroy, criticize, lambast, censure, attack, insult, abuse, give a bad press to, condemn, flay, savage

Trash as a Noun

Definitions of "Trash" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “trash” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant.
• Nonsensical talk or writing.
• Worthless people.
• Cultural items, ideas, or objects of poor quality.
• The leaves, tops, and crushed stems of sugar cane, used as fuel.
• Waste material; refuse.
• A person or people regarded as being of very low social standing.
• Worthless material that is to be disposed of.

Synonyms of "Trash" as a noun (46 Words)

applesauce	Puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced.
balderdash	Trivial nonsense. She dismissed talk of plots as balderdash.
bunkum	Nonsense. They talk a lot of bunkum about their products.
chalk	A substance calcium sulphate that is similar to chalk made into white or coloured sticks for writing or drawing.
chicken feed	A domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl.
codswallop	Nonsensical talk or writing. I think that s a right load of old codswallop.
crank	A part of an axle or shaft bent out at right angles, for converting reciprocal to circular motion and vice versa. A long con rod which acts as a longer lever on the crank.
debris	Loose natural material consisting especially of broken pieces of rock. Workmen were clearing the roads of the debris from shattered buildings.
deoxyephedrine	An amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant.
detritus	The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up. The streets were foul with detritus.
dregs	The remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment. The dregs of society.
drivel	Saliva spilling from the mouth. Don t talk such drivel.
dross	The scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals. There are bargains if you have the patience to sift through the dross.
folderol	A showy but useless item. All the folderol of the athletic contests and the cheerleaders.
garbage	Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen. Garbage littered the estate.
gibberish	Unintelligible or meaningless speech or writing; nonsense. He talks gibberish.
glass	A drinking container made from glass. She collected old glass.
good-for-nothings	A quantity of no importance.
humbug	Deceptive or false talk or behaviour. His comments are sheer humbug.
ice	A frozen mixture of fruit juice or of flavoured water and sugar. Her hands were as cold as ice.
junk	Junk bonds. I only have an hour to get all my junk together.
litter	A structure used to transport people, containing a bed or seat enclosed by curtains and carried on men’s shoulders or by animals. Always clear up after a picnic and never drop litter.
lowest of the low	A low level or position or degree.
methamphetamine	An amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant.
methamphetamine hydrochloride	An amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant.
methedrine	An amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant.
moonshine	Illicitly distilled or smuggled alcohol. Whatever I said it was moonshine.
nonsense	Ornamental objects of no great value. Nonsense poetry.
pap	(in Africa and the Caribbean) porridge, usually made with maize meal. A trayful of tasteless pap.
rabble	Ordinary people, especially when regarded as socially inferior or uncouth. The British feel no compunction about ushering the gentry into the coach and packing the rabble off to debtor s prison.
refuse	Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen.
remains	A person’s body after death. The remains of a sandwich lunch were on the table.
scrap	Bits of uneaten food left after a meal. Poor little scrap she s too hot in that tight coat.
shabu	An amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant.
the dregs	Sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid.
tripe	Nonsensical talk or writing. You do talk tripe sometimes.
trumpery	Nonsensical talk or writing. He exposed their ideals as trumpery.
underclass	The social class lowest in the social hierarchy. They are an underclass who lack any stake in popular capitalism and who are caught in the dependency culture.
untouchables	Belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India.
vermin	Wild animals that are believed to be harmful to crops, farm animals, or game, or which carry disease, e.g. rodents. His clothes are infested with vermin.
waste	The gradual loss or diminution of something. The trackless wastes of the desert.
waste material	Any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted.
wish-wash	Any thin watery drink.

Usage Examples of "Trash" as a noun

• The subway entrance was blocked with trash.
• If they read at all, they read trash.
• Clubs patronized by rock trash.

Trash as a Verb

Definitions of "Trash" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “trash” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Dispose of (something useless or old.
• Strip (sugar canes) of their outer leaves to ripen them faster.
• Kill (a file or process) or wipe (a disk.
• Damage or destroy.
• Express a totally negative opinion of.
• Criticize severely.

Synonyms of "Trash" as a verb (18 Words)

abuse	Speak to (someone) in an insulting and offensive way. He was a depraved man who had abused his two young daughters.
attack	Attack in speech or writing. In February the Germans attacked Verdun.
censure	Rebuke formally. The company was heavily censured by inspectors from the Department of Trade.
condemn	Appropriate (property) for public use. The pool has been condemned as a health hazard.
criticize	Form and express a judgement of (a literary or artistic work. The paper criticized the new movie.
damage	Inflict damage upon. These fine china cups damage easily.
destroy	Destroy completely damage irreparably. Their terrier was destroyed after the attack.
flay	Criticize severely and brutally. She flayed the white skin from the flesh.
give a bad press to	Organize or be responsible for.
insult	Treat, mention, or speak to rudely. He insulted her with his rude remarks.
junk	Dispose of (something useless or old. Sort out what could be sold off and junk the rest.
lambast	Censure severely or angrily. They lambasted the report as a gross distortion of the truth.
pan	Wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals. The old timers panned gold.
ruin	Reduce to ruins. This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election.
savage	Subject to a vicious verbal attack; criticize brutally. He savaged the government for wasting billions in their failed bid to prop up the pound.
scrap	Make into scrap or refuse. Scrap the old airplane and sell the parts.
tear apart	To separate or be separated by force.
wreck	Suffer or undergo shipwreck. Sailors who had the misfortune to be wrecked on these coasts.

Usage Examples of "Trash" as a verb

• Trash these old chairs.
• Trade associations trashed the legislation as deficient.
• She almost trashed the email window.
• My apartment's been totally trashed.

Associations of "Trash" (30 Words)

bin	The quantity contained in a bin. Piles of junk that should have been binned years ago.
combustion	A state of violent disturbance and excitement. A large combustion plant.
deniable	Capable of being denied or contradicted. The government did agree to play a limited and deniable role in the rebellion.
detritus	Waste or debris of any kind. The streets were foul with detritus.
discard	Anything that is cast aside or discarded. Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded.
discarded	Thrown away.
disposable	(of a person or idea) able to be dispensed with; easily dismissed. He made a mental inventory of his disposable assets.
disposal	The action of overcoming a rival or threat. The disposal of radioactive waste.
dispose	Consume (food or drink) quickly or enthusiastically. The chief disposed his attendants in a circle.
dump	A heap of rubbish left at a dump. An ammunition dump.
dumping	Selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market.
filth	The state of being covered with unclean things. You and all the others like you are filth.
garbage	A worthless message. A store full of overpriced garbage.
incinerator	A furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse.
jettison	The action of jettisoning something. The scheme was jettisoned.
junk	Junk bonds. Sort out what could be sold off and junk the rest.
landfill	An area filled in by landfill. Landfilled waste.
litter	Give birth to a litter of animals. There was broken glass littered about.
pickup	A warrant to take someone into custody. She needed the pickup that coffee always gave her.
recycle	Cause to repeat a cycle. We must recycle the cardboard boxes.
recycling	The act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products. I forgot to take out the recycling.
refuse	Refuse entrance or membership. Her horse refused a high hedge.
reuse	Use again after processing. The ballast was cleaned ready for reuse.
riffraff	Disparaging terms for the common people.
rubble	The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up. Two buildings collapsed trapping scores of people in the rubble.
scavenge	Collect discarded material. Bears and wolves scavenged for carcasses.
squander	Spend extravagantly. You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree.
van	A caravan. A van driver.
waste	Run off as waste. Plants produce oxygen as a waste product.