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FLOTSAM Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word flotsam. (exact relations)
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Best Alternative Words for FLOTSAM

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debris
nounn
noun

• the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

detritus
nounn
noun

• the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

• loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks

garbage
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

• a worthless message

• a receptacle where waste can be discarded

junk
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

• any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails

verb

• dispose of (something useless or old)

refuse
verbv
noun

• food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

verb

• show unwillingness towards

• not accept as true

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• refuse to let have

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse entrance or membership

remains
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any object that is left unused or still extant

• a relic that has been excavated from the soil

• the dead body of a human being

scraps
verb, nounv, n
noun

• food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

waste
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

• useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly

• the trait of wasting resources

• an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

• (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect

adjective satellite

• located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

verb

• spend thoughtlessly; throw away

• use inefficiently or inappropriately

• dispose of

• run off as waste

• get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

• spend extravagantly

• lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

• cause to grow thin or weak

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

• become physically weaker

wreckage
nounn
noun

• the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked

discards
verbv
noun

• anything that is cast aside or discarded

• (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit

• getting rid of something that is regarded as useless or undesirable

verb

• throw or cast away

fragments
nounn
noun

• a piece broken off or cut off of something else

• a broken piece of a brittle artifact

• an incomplete piece

verb

• break or cause to break into pieces

spoils
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)

• the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

• the act of stripping and taking by force

verb

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• become unfit for consumption or use

• alter from the original

• treat with excessive indulgence

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• have a strong desire or urge to do something

• destroy and strip of its possession

• make imperfect

jetsam
nounn
noun

• the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm

• the floating wreckage of a ship

Best Hypernyms For FLOTSAM

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wreckage

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