Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun garbage

3 senses of garbage

Sense 1
garbage, refuse, food waste, scraps -- (food that is discarded (as from a kitchen))
       => waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product -- (any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers")

Sense 2
drivel, garbage -- (a worthless message)
       => message, content, subject matter, substance -- (what a communication that is about something is about)

Sense 3
garbage -- (a receptacle where waste can be discarded; "she tossed the moldy bread into the garbage")
       => receptacle -- (a container that is used to put or keep things in)