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Synonyms for clayey

Most common

argillaceous cloggy clayish claylike

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Argillaceous — composed of clay or containing (much) clay; clayish

argillaceous, argillous dated

2. Heavy

heavy, cloggy

Other

clayish, claylike, bolar dated

Antonyms

nonclayey, unclayed

All antonyms of clayey →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Composed of clay or containing (much) clay; clayish.

  2. adj. 2

    Covered or dirtied with clay.

Related words

Word family
clayeyness clayishness

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
clayeyfalling
argillaceousfalling
cloggysteady
clayishfalling
claylikefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
heavy2, bolar2
6 letters
cloggy
7 letters
clayish
8 letters
claylike
9 letters
argillous
12 letters
argillaceous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (heavy2 = 2 syllables).