Synonyms for dirt

Most common

earth · soil · filth · grime · crap · poop · mud · freckle

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Previously unknown facts or rumors about a person.

   The reporter uncovered the dirt on the businessman by going undercover.

2. n. 2

   Soil or earth.

3. n. 3

   A stain or spot (on clothes etc); any foreign substance that worsens appearance.

Related words

Word family

dirtball dirtbird dirten dirtfall dirty

Phrases

treat like dirt dirt bike dirt devil dirt nap dirt track common as dirt dirt bath dirt chute

Forms

Plural

dirts → soils, filths, earths, mucks…

Example sentences

• earth The space shuttle informs us about the earth, too.
• soil Fertile soil is indispensable for a good harvest.
• filth Everything was coated in a layer of filth.
• grime Sweep regularly to prevent dirt and grime from accumulating.
• crap Crap! I haven't turned on the washing machine yet!
• poop Sami used "poop" which is another word for "shit."

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

mud¹

4 letters

shit¹, soil¹, crap¹, poop¹, muck¹, turd, smut¹

5 letters

earth¹, stain¹, filth¹, shite, grime¹

6 letters

ground¹, gossip², grease¹, grunge¹, ordure

7 letters

scandal², rubbish², lowdown², freckle²

8 letters

foulness²

9 letters

kompromat, sweepings

10 letters

filthiness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gossip² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

cochonnerie

Italiano

porcheria