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Synonyms and antonyms of leavings in English

leavings

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DIRT

Synonyms

dirt
mud
mire
dust
filth
filthy substance
impurity
foul matter
trash
sweepings
refuse
garbage
rubbish
muck
grime
soot
smudge
slime
scum
sludge
slop
dross
excrement
offal

CHAFF

Synonyms

chaff
husks
hulls
shells
pods
shucks
remnant
residue
sweepings
waste
rubbish
refuse
debris
trash
litter
rubble
dross
slag
junk
shoddy

REMNANT

Synonyms

discard
residue
residuum
survival
remnant
remainder
relic
shred
token
leftover
trace
monument
vestige
piece
bit
scrap
fragment
remains
odds and ends

REMAINDER

Synonyms

remainder
balance
rest
remains
residuum
excess
residue
residual
surplus
overage
leftovers
remaining part
remnant
superfluity
surplusage
waste
refuse
scourings
wastage

CARRION

Synonyms

refuse
garbage
offal
waste
wastage
carrion
remains
bones
corpse
cadaver
dead body
carcass
putrefying flesh
crowbait
Slang
corpus delictiLaw

SEDIMENT

Synonyms

dregs
remains
residue
sediment
settlings
lees
grounds
dross
scum
debris
waste
slag
sludge

LEFTOVER

Synonyms

remaining food
remaining odds and ends
leftover
residue
excess
remainder
surplus
residual
legacy
oddments
overage
survivor
carry-over

LITTER

Synonyms

junk
mess
heap
jumble
pile
litter
scattered rubbish
rubbish
trash
refuse
debris

SWILL

Synonyms

garbage
refuse
scraps
waste
swill
slop
liquid food
mash

WASTE

Synonyms

waste
remnants
leftovers
remainders
scraps
 Synonyms for leavings from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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