Synonyms and antonyms of Rubbish, litter and remains in British Thesaurus

e-waste (noun)

electronic equipment that has been thrown away

rubbish (noun)

things that you throw away because they are no longer useful, such as old food, paper or plastic used for wrapping things, and empty containers

litter (noun)

things such as pieces of paper that people have dropped on the ground in a public place, making it untidy

remains (noun)

the part of something that is left after the rest has been finished, used, or destroyed

waste (adjective)

waste substances are what is left of something after the valuable parts of it have been used

debris (noun)

the broken pieces that are left when something large has been destroyed, especially by an explosion, fire, or accident

garbage (noun)

mainly American rubbish that is to be thrown away

trash (noun)

American rubbish such as paper and plastic bags

ruin (noun)

the parts of anything that are left after the rest of it has been destroyed

the remainder (noun)

the part of something that is left after the rest has gone or been finished

carcass (noun)

the body of a dead animal

carcass (noun)

the outside part of a vehicle, building, or other object that is left when the rest of it has been destroyed

carrion (noun)

the decaying flesh of dead animals

clipping (noun)

a small piece that you remove when you cut something to make it tidy

debris (noun)

rubbish or pieces of useless material that make a place untidy

detritus (noun)

formal waste that remains after something has been destroyed, used, or finished

flotsam (noun)

things that you find floating in the sea or lying on the beach, especially parts of a ship that has sunk

flotsam (noun)

things that are lying around a place in an untidy way

fragment (noun)

a small part of something that remains when the rest has been lost or destroyed

jetsam (noun)

things that you find floating in the sea or lying on the beach, especially parts of a ship that has sunk

jetsam (noun)

things that are lying around a place in an untidy way

junk (noun)

old, broken, or useless things

junk (noun)

things that are of very low quality

junk (noun)

things that you do not want or like

kill (noun)

an animal that has been killed, especially for food

landfill (noun)

the waste buried in a landfill

matchwood (noun)

British if something wooden is reduced to matchwood, it is damaged so badly that it breaks into small pieces

midden (noun)

an old word meaning ‘a pile of rubbish’ or ‘a pile of animal faeces’

oddments (noun)

pieces of cloth, wood etc that are left after you have made something

offcut (noun)

a piece of something such as paper or wood that is left after the main part has been cut off

recycling (noun)

old newspapers, bottles etc that you have collected for recycling

refuse (noun)

formal rubbish

residue (noun)

the part of something that remains after the rest has gone or ended

rest (noun)

the part of something that remains

rest (noun)

the people or things that remain

road kill (noun)

an animal or bird that has been killed by a vehicle and is lying in the road

rot (noun)

decayed material, or the process of decaying

scrap (noun)

old metal or paper that can be used again after going through a special process

scrapheap (noun)

a pile of things that are no longer wanted or needed, especially metal objects

scraps (noun)

a small piece of something such as paper or cloth

shavings (noun)

thin pieces that have been cut from the surface of something, especially wood or cheese

shred (noun)

a long thin piece that was cut or torn from something

slop (noun)

waste food or drink left by customers in restaurants, bars etc

stub (noun)

the part of something that remains after the rest is cut or broken off

trimmings (noun)

parts that have been cut off something when it was trimmed

waste (noun)

the useless materials, substances, or parts that are left after you use something

waste paper (noun)

paper that you get rid of because you have used it