crap

[krap] / kræp /

NOUN

rubbish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

junk

STRONG

garbage refuse trash

Antonyms

STRONG

assets possessions

NOUN

(vulgar) "nonsense, drivel"

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bull bullshit drivel nonsense

STRONG

bosh bunk claptrap foolishness guff hokum hooey poppycock rigmarole twaddle

WEAK

baloney bunkum gibberish hogwash idiocy ludicrousness malarkey moonshine phooey posh ridiculousness rubbish shit tomfoolery

Example Sentences

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“We’re knocking the crap out of them…We’ve got the greatest military in the world, and we’re using it.”

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026

"We are needed and without us, everything would look like crap."

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

“It’s like, holy crap, what the heck am I going to do?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

"I've done crap, because sometimes I didn't have the rent. But when I've got the rent, I want to do the best I can."

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

Among these was my own channel: Parzival-TV—Broadcasting obscure eclectic crap, 24-7-365.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline