All junk synonyms
junk
J j noun junk
- odds and ends β miscellaneous items, matters, etc.
- jumble β to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order: You've jumbled up all the cards.
- castoffs β Plural form of castoff.
- trash β anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- debris β Debris is pieces from something that has been destroyed or pieces of rubbish or unwanted material that are spread around.
- litter β objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- refuse β to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- rubbish β worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; trash.
- scrap β a fight or quarrel: She got into a scrap with her in-laws.
- garbage β discarded animal and vegetable matter, as from a kitchen; refuse.
- waste β to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- clutter β Clutter is a lot of things in an untidy state, especially things that are not useful or necessary.
- rubble β broken bits and pieces of anything, as that which is demolished: Bombing reduced the town to rubble.
- collateral β Collateral is money or property which is used as a guarantee that someone will repay a loan.
- filth β offensive or disgusting dirt or refuse; foul matter: the filth dumped into our rivers.
- hogwash β refuse given to hogs; swill.
- miscellany β a miscellaneous collection or group of various or somewhat unrelated items.
- offal β the parts of a butchered animal that are considered inedible by human beings; carrion.
- rummage β to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents.
- salvage β the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.
verb junk
- throw away β to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- throw out β to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- get rid of β to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable (usually followed by of): I want to rid the house of mice. In my opinion, you'd be wise to rid yourself of the smoking habit.
- discard β to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
- ditch β a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
- dump β to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- jettison β to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
- chuck β When you chuck something somewhere, you throw it there in a casual or careless way.
adjective junk
- second-class β of a secondary class or quality.
- low-quality β substandard; of inferior quality: Itβs hard to make a delicious dish when you start with low-quality ingredients. Repairs made with low-quality parts are cheaper, but they wonβt last long.
- low-rent β Informal. second-rate; bargain-basement.
- low-grade β of an inferior quality, worth, value, etc.: The mine yields low-grade silver ore.
- junker β any old or discarded material, as metal, paper, or rags.
- substandard β below standard or less than adequate: substandard housing conditions.
- subpar β below an average, usual, or normal level, quality, or the like; below par: This month his performance has been subpar.
- niggardly β reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.
- imperfect β not perfect; lacking completeness: imperfect knowledge.
- inferior β lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
- inadequate β not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.