FLOTSAM Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word flotsam. (close relations)
flotsams
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 |