junk

The word “junk” has 1 syllable: junk

It's pronounced as /dʒʌŋk/


What is synonym and antonym for junk?

In the thesaurus, “junk” has 112 synonyms and 30 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for junk along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for junk

Antonyms for junk

  • adopt
  • booty
  • catch
  • cleanliness
  • embrace
  • employ
  • find
  • gem
  • goodie
  • goody
  • hold
  • hold back
  • jewel
  • keep
  • neatness
  • pearl
  • plum
  • possessions
  • prize
  • retain
  • salvage
  • sense
  • sterility
  • take on
  • treasure
  • treasure trove
  • trove
  • use
  • utilize
  • valuable

Meanings of junk

  • noun
    1. Discarded or waste material; rubbish, trash.
    2. A collection of miscellaneous items of little value.
    3. Any narcotic drug, especially heroin.
    4. The genitalia.
    5. Salt beef.
    6. Pieces of old cable or cordage, used for making gaskets, mats, swabs, etc., and when picked to pieces, forming oakum for filling the seams of ships.
    7. A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece; a chunk.
    8. Material or resources of a kind lacking commercial value.
    9. A Chinese sailing vessel.
  • verb
    1. To throw away.
    2. To find something for very little money (meaning derived from the term junk shop).

Example Sentences

  • She decided to get rid of all the old junk in the garage.
  • The table was covered in a pile of junk from the last few years.
  • He was known for collecting odd pieces of junk from flea markets.
  • They found a treasure chest hidden under the pile of junk.
  • I need to organize this junk before the moving day.

On this page you'll find 142 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to junk, such as: 86, abandon, abdicate, abolish, adopt, annihilate, bomb.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • aircraft carrier
  • argosy
  • barge
  • bark
  • barque
  • black out
  • boat
  • brig
  • brigantine
  • capsize
  • caravel
  • clipper
  • coaster
  • collapse
  • collier
  • containership
  • corvette
  • crash
  • cruiser
  • crumple
  • cutter
  • destroyer
  • drop
  • faint
  • fall
  • ferryboat
  • flagship
  • flump
  • founder
  • free-fall
  • freighter
  • go down
  • icebreaker
  • ironclad
  • junk
  • ketch
  • lightship
  • liner
  • man-of-war
  • merchant ship
  • merchantman
  • motor ship
  • nose-dive
  • overturn
  • packet
  • pass out
  • pitch
  • plonk
  • plop
  • plummet
  • plunge
  • plunk
  • precipitate
  • sailboat
  • schooner
  • ship
  • skid
  • slide
  • slip
  • slump
  • square-rigger
  • steamer
  • steamship
  • stumble
  • superliner
  • supertanker
  • swoon
  • tall ship
  • tanker
  • topple
  • trader
  • tramp
  • transport
  • trip
  • tumble
  • upset
  • vessel
  • warship
  • watercraft
  • windjammer
  • wipe out
  • xebec
  • yacht

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