debris

Meaning

Scattered pieces of waste or remains.

scattered fragments of something destroyed; rubble or wreckage

Example Sentences

Debris in the eyes causes irritation.

The cleanup crew removed debris from the construction site.

Synonyms

waste, rubbish, fragments, remains, scraps, particles, rubble, wreckage, ruins

Entry 1

waste, rubbish, fragments, remains, scraps, particles

Entry 3

rubble, wreckage, fragments, ruins

Antonyms

cleanliness, purity, wholeness, intactness, completeness, orderliness, construction, building, whole structure

Entry 1

cleanliness, purity, wholeness, intactness, completeness, orderliness

Entry 3

construction, building, whole structure

Collocations

space debris, construction debris, clear debris