detritus Play nounWaste or debris of any kind. SYNONYMS chaffcrapcultchdebitagedebrisdiscarded matterdraffdreckdregsdrossflotsam and jetsamfragmentsgarbagegashgrotjunkleavingslitterlumbermullockoffscouringsortsraffrafflerefuseremainsremnantsrubbishrubblescrapscrapsscumslagspoilagesweepingsswilltrashwastewaste matterwreckage