Synonyms and Antonyms of detritus

synonym (synonym of detritus)

  • (noun.substance)
    debris, dust, junk, rubble
    the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up (noun.substance)
     

hypernym (detritus IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks (noun.substance)
    material, stuff
    the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object (noun.substance)
     
  • the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up (noun.substance)
    rubbish, scrap, trash
    worthless material that is to be disposed of (noun.substance)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF detritus relation)

  • (noun.substance)
    slack
    dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve (noun.substance)
     

derivation (.... is derived from detritus)

  • (verb.contact)
    dust
    rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    junk, scrap, trash
    dispose of (something useless or old) (verb.possession)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym derivation debris dust junk rubble material stuff rubbish scrap slack dust junk scrap trash
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. debris, dust, junk, rubble . material, stuff . rubbish, scrap, trash . slack . dust . junk, scrap, trash


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