Synonyms for litter
ˈlɪt ərlit·ter

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1. litternoun

   Synonyms:
   stretcher, trash, junk, garbage, sedan chair, palanquin, waste, cacolet, rubbish

2. litternoun

   To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles).

   Synonyms:
   stretcher, waste, garbage, palanquin, sedan chair, trash, junk, rubbish, cacolet

3. litternoun

   The offspring of a mammal born in one birth.

   Synonyms:
   sedan chair, stretcher, cacolet, rubbish, waste, junk, trash, palanquin, garbage

4. litternoun

   Material used as bedding for animals.

   Synonyms:
   trash, sedan chair, palanquin, rubbish, waste, junk, stretcher, cacolet, garbage

5. litternoun

   Collectively, items discarded on the ground.

   Synonyms:
   junk, waste, sedan chair, palanquin, rubbish, garbage, cacolet, stretcher, trash

6. litternoun

   Absorbent material used in an animal's litter tray

   Synonyms:
   waste, stretcher, garbage, palanquin, trash, rubbish, sedan chair, cacolet, junk

7. litternoun

   Layer of fallen leaves and similar organic matter in a forest floor.

   Synonyms:
   waste, rubbish, garbage, trash, stretcher, palanquin, cacolet, sedan chair, junk

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. litter

   Group is the general word for any gathering of a small number of objects, whether of persons, animals, or inanimate things. The individuals in a brood or litter are related to each other; those in the other groups may not be. Brood is used chiefly of fowls and birds, litter of certain quadrupeds which bring forth many young at a birth; we speak of a brood of chickens, a litter of puppies; brood is sometimes applied to a family of young children. Bevy is used of birds, and figuratively of any bright and lively group of women or children, but rarely of men. Flock is applied to birds and to some of the smaller animals; herd is confined to the larger animals; we speak of a bevy of quail, a covey of partridges, a flock of blackbirds, or a flock of sheep, a herd of cattle, horses, buffaloes, or elephants, a pack of wolves, a pack of hounds, a swarm of bees. A collection of animals driven or gathered for driving is called a drove.

   Synonyms:
   bevy, brood, covey, drove, flock, group, hatch, herd, lot, pack, set, swarm

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1. litter

   Synonyms:
   scatter, mislay, discompose, disorder, derange

   Antonyms:
   clear, clean, order, lay, methodize, arrange

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. litternoun

   the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal

   Synonyms:
   bedding material, bedding

2. litternoun

   rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)

   Synonyms:
   bedding material, bedding

3. litternoun

   conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers

   Synonyms:
   bedding material, bedding

4. bedding material, bedding, litterverb

   material used to provide a bed for animals

   Synonyms:
   bed clothing, bedding material, bedding, bedclothes

5. litterverb

   strew

   "Cigar butts littered the ground"

6. litterverb

   make a place messy by strewing garbage around

7. litterverb

   give birth to a litter of animals

Matched Categories

1. • Animal Group
   • Be
   • Conveyance
   • Give Birth
   • Rubbish
   • Strew

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. litternoun

   Synonyms:
   vehicle with a bed (borne by hand)

2. litternoun

   Synonyms:
   bedding of straw, hay, &c

3. litternoun

   Synonyms:
   things negligently scattered

4. litternoun

   Synonyms:
   brood

5. litterverb

   Synonyms:
   cover with straw, hay, &c., for bedding

6. litterverb

   Synonyms:
   cover with things negligently scattered

7. litterverb

   Synonyms:
   give birth to (said of quadrupeds), bring forth

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1. litternoun

   Synonyms:
   stretcher, mulch, disorder, untidiness, farrow

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1. List of paraphrases for "litter":

   bedding, littering, litterfall, garbage, detritus, refuse, wastes, waste, rubbish, debris, stretcher, trash, scope, duff

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How to use litter in a sentence?

1. Sandy Shelby:

   There was no air conditioning. There was no water in any of the water buckets. The litter boxes had zero litter. It was just feces that was in them. Police and animal control officials initially received a call from neighbors complaining about the smell coming from the home. When they first arrived, authorities told FOX4 they found a van in the driveway filled with dogs. When officials arrived they said they found a van filled with dogs. ( FOX4 News) The van was not running. The windows were rolled up and just cracked a tiny little bit, there were 14 crates full of animals inside. Sandy Shelby said authorities are investigating whether the homeowner got the animals from various shelters with the intention of rescuing them. I think that people start out with good intentions, I really do.

2. Swati Singh:

   Single use plastics are a major problem, as such items( cups, straws, plates) are disposed of. They either litter drains and roads, or wind up in dumpsites -- or worse, are put on fire, kerala is the first state in Katy WongDelhi , India that has banned one-time disposable products in the entire state. Maharashtra, too, recently banned multi-layered packaging, and disposable products. Katy WongDelhi , India still has a long way to curb the issue of single-use plastics.

3. Tucker Morrison:

   To the best of my knowledge it’s been squatters living there on and off for about a year and a half, but recently over the last month it’s been guys wheeling out a lot of kitty litter and a lot of weird smells coming from the house, we’re suspecting its meth.

4. Meredith Montgomery:

   If you have two cats, you have three litter boxes spaced throughout the house, if you have three cats, add another.

5. Lisa Shaw:

   There's a whole community that live around the canals there, it's lovely to see people continuing to care for the canals, to litter-pick. They feel like they can take responsibility for their local waterways.