Synonyms for rubble
ˈrʌb əl or, for 3,4 , ˈru bəlrub·ble

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1. debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritusnoun

   the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

   Synonyms:
   detritus, debris, dust, junk

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1. • Rubbish

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1. List of paraphrases for "rubble":

   debris, wreckage, ruins, wreck, recyclable

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1. Sir Winston Churchill:

   If you go on with this nuclear arms race, all you are going to do is make the rubble bounce.

2. Rownak Khan:

   The earthquake has caused unimaginable destruction, hospitals are overflowing, water is scarce, bodies are still buried under the rubble and people are still sleeping in the open. This is a perfect breeding ground for disease.

3. Thomas Nybo:

   We ran over and ran around the rubble and couldn't hear anything, there was no chance that they survived.

4. Siobhan Heanue:

   Unfortunately, that search was not fruitful, there were 12 bodies at least pulled from the rubble in the square. This was just one of several historical temple complexes severely affected by the earthquake.

5. Anita Pinder:

   There is simply nothing left there, it has vanished. It's just rubble.