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debris
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of DEBRIS
1
discarded or useless material <the unsightly debris left after mining operations had ceased>
Synonyms chaff, deadwood, debris, dreck (also drek), dross, dust, effluvium (also effluvia), junk, litter, offal, offscouring, raffle, refuse, riffraff, rubbish, scrap, spilth, trash, truck, waste
2
the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed <the demolition workers cleared away all of the debris from the demolished building>
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