Rubbish vs. Garbage
Difference Between Rubbish and Garbage
Rubbishnoun
Garbage, junk, refuse, trash, waste.
The rubbish is collected every Thursday in Gloucester, but on Wednesdays in Cheltenham.Garbagenoun
(obsolete) The bowels of an animal; refuse parts of flesh; offal.
Rubbishnoun
Items of low quality.
Much of what they sell is rubbish.Garbagenoun
Food waste material of any kind.
Garbage is collected on Tuesdays; rubbish on FridaysRubbishnoun
Nonsense.
Everything the teacher said during that lesson was rubbish. How can she possibly think that a bass viol and a cello are the same thing?Garbagenoun
Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.
The garbage truck collects all residential municipal waste.Rubbishnoun
(archaic) Debris or ruins of buildings.
Garbagenoun
A place or receptacle for waste material.
He threw the newspaper into the garbage.Rubbishadjective
Exceedingly bad; awful.
This has been a rubbish day, and it’s about to get worse: my mother-in-law is coming to stay.Garbagenoun
Nonsense; gibberish.
Rubbishinterjection
Used to express that something is exceedingly bad, awful, or terrible.
The one day I actually practice my violin, the teacher cancels the lesson.Aw, rubbish! Though at least this means you have time to play football.
Garbagenoun
Something or someone worthless.
Rubbishinterjection
Used to express that what was recently said is nonsense or untrue; balderdash!, nonsense!
Rubbish! I did nothing of the sort!Garbageverb
to eviscerate
Rubbishverb
To criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage.
Garbagenoun
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
Rubbishnoun
worthless material that is to be disposed of
Garbagenoun
a worthless message
Rubbishnoun
nonsensical talk or writing
Garbagenoun
a receptacle where garbage is discarded;
she tossed the moldy bread into the garbageRubbishverb
attack strongly
