Junk and Scale

Junk

Junk verb - To get rid of as useless or unwanted.

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Scale and junk are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scale" instead a verb "Junk".

Nearby Words: junking, junked, junker, junky, junkie

Scale verb - To find out the size, extent, or amount of.

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Junk and scale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Junk" instead a verb "Scale".

Nearby Words: scaled, scaling, scalable

human	human junk	human scale
old	old junk	old scale
similar	similar junk	similar scale
average	average junk	average scale
Other adjectives: single, new, realistic.

Cars at a car show or ones that are being appraised are scored on a scale of 1-6, with 1 being perfect and 6 being junk.

Source: Four Point Scale
You can see a Four Point Scale in corporate credit ratings where junk bonds and high risks get a B-rating while better investments get A, AA, AAA, etc.

Source: Four Point Scale
It's All Junk: The goal of the show's intervention is essentially this trope on a much larger scale, and the more successful hoarders are eventually able to recognize that most of their possessions are this.

Source: Series / Hoarders

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Scale and Junk. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/junk/scale

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