Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

junk

[juhngk] / dʒʌŋk /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Others report it as junk and move on.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

ETFs can “have a lot of junk — and by junk I mean cyber companies that are actually not very well competitively positioned, but they are pure plays,” Khan said.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

The monkeys with the most frequent soil consumption munch on tourist junk food that is "high in sugar, high in salt, high in dairy, which the macaques can't digest," said Lemoine.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Everything from diabetes to schizophrenia, he claims, is caused by Americans being junk food junkies.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

“Seems like it. I mean, he can’t tell you who’s going to win tonight’s game or nothin’, but way back in 1995, he predicted that we’d use computers to buy junk on the internet.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




Vocabulary lists containing junk


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "junk" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com