" trashes "

1: to criticize harshly and usually publicly;

  * e.g., " ... a stand-up comedian who humorously trashes the motley crew of people who bug her "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abuses,

•  assails,

•  attacks,

•  bashes,

•  belabors,

•  blasts,

•  castigates,

•  excoriates,

•  jumps (on),

•  lambastes,

•  potshots,

•  savages,

•  scathes,

•  slams,

•  vituperates

•  Antonyms : 

•  acclaims,

•  applauds,

•  exalts,

•  extols,

•  glorifies,

•  lauds,

•  magnifies,

•  praises

2: to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property;

  * e.g., " ... someone had broken into the gym and trashed the decorations for the dance "

•  Synonyms : 

•  defaces,

•  vandalizes

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to express scornfully one's low opinion of;

  * e.g., " ... a club member who trashes every idea that isn't hers "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bad-mouths,

•  belittles,

•  cries down,

•  decries,

•  denigrates,

•  deprecates,

•  depreciates,

•  derogates,

•  diminishes,

•  discounts,

•  dismisses,

•  disparages,

•  disses,

•  kisses off,

•  minimizes,

•  plays down,

•  poor-mouths,

•  puts down,

•  runs down,

•  talks down,

•  trash-talks,

•  vilipends,

•  writes off

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to criticize harshly and usually publicly;

  * e.g., " ... a stand-up comedian who humorously trashes the motley crew of people who bug her "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abuse,

•  assail,

•  attack,

•  bash,

•  belabor,

•  blast,

•  castigate,

•  excoriate,

•  jump (on),

•  lambaste,

•  potshot,

•  savage,

•  scathe,

•  slam,

•  vituperate

•  Antonyms : 

•  acclaim,

•  applaud,

•  exalt,

•  extol,

•  glorify,

•  laud,

•  magnify,

•  praise

2: to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property;

  * e.g., " ... someone had broken into the gym and trashed the decorations for the dance "

•  Synonyms : 

•  deface,

•  vandalize

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to express scornfully one's low opinion of;

  * e.g., " ... a club member who trashes every idea that isn't hers "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bad-mouth,

•  belittle,

•  cry down,

•  decry,

•  denigrate,

•  deprecate,

•  depreciate,

•  derogate,

•  diminish,

•  dis,

•  discount,

•  dismiss,

•  disparage,

•  kiss off,

•  minimize,

•  play down,

•  poor-mouth,

•  put down,

•  run down,

•  talk down,

•  trash-talk,

•  vilipend,

•  write off

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: discarded or useless material;

  * e.g., " ... the neighbor's dog was rooting around in our trash this morning "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chaff,

•  deadwood,

•  debris,

•  dreck,

•  dross,

•  dust,

•  effluvium,

•  garbage,

•  junk,

•  litter,

•  offal,

•  offscouring,

•  raffle,

•  refuse,

•  riffraff,

•  rubbish,

•  scrap,

•  spilth,

•  truck,

•  waste

•  Antonyms : 

•  A-list,

•  aristocracy,

•  elite,

•  gentry,

•  quality,

•  society,

•  upper class,

•  upper crust

2: language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense;

  * e.g., " ... don't talk trash to me! "

•  Synonyms : 

•  applesauce,

•  balderdash,

•  baloney,

•  beans,

•  bilge,

•  blah,

•  blarney,

•  blather,

•  blatherskite,

•  blither,

•  bosh,

•  bull,

•  bunk,

•  bunkum,

•  claptrap,

•  codswallop,

•  crapola,

•  crock,

•  drivel,

•  drool,

•  fiddle,

•  fiddle-faddle,

•  fiddlesticks,

•  flannel,

•  flapdoodle,

•  folderol,

•  folly,

•  foolishness,

•  fudge,

•  garbage,

•  guff,

•  hogwash,

•  hokeypokey,

•  hokum,

•  hoodoo,

•  hooey,

•  horsefeathers,

•  humbug,

•  humbuggery,

•  jazz,

•  malarkey,

•  moonshine,

•  muck,

•  nerts,

•  nonsense,

•  nuts,

•  piffle,

•  poppycock,

•  punk,

•  rot,

•  rubbish,

•  senselessness,

•  silliness,

•  slush,

•  stupidity,

•  taradiddle,

•  tommyrot,

•  tosh,

•  trumpery,

•  twaddle

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class;

  * e.g., " ... snooty people who thought that we were trash because we were in the cleaning business "

•  Synonyms : 

•  proletariat,

•  rabble,

•  rabblement,

•  ragtag and bobtail,

•  riffraff,

•  rout,

•  scum,

•  tag, rag, and bobtail,

•  unwashed

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)