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Synonyms for filth

Most common

dirt grime muck grease smut dirty word nastiness crud

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Dirt — dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles

dirt, grime, muck, grease, soil, stain, grunge informal, taint

2. Smut — smut; that which sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution

smut, dirty word, obscenity, pornography, impurity, porn informal, vulgarism, lewdness

4. Crud

crud, skank

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.

    Before we start cooking we need to clean up the filth in this kitchen.

  2. n. 2

    Smut; that which sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution.

    He spends all his time watching filth on pornographic websites.

  3. n. 3

    A vile or disgusting person.

  4. n. 4

    Weeds growing on pasture land.

    Grampa remembers when he had to cut filth with a scythe.

Forms

Plural
filths → dirts, mucks, greases, soils…

Example sentences

  • dirt Ziri's clothing didn't have a bit of dirt on them.
  • grease The grease trap needs to be serviced and cleaned.
  • muck Tom can't afford to employ anyone; the family has to muck in.
  • grime Sweep regularly to prevent dirt and grime from accumulating.
  • smut No one ever said smut was unprofitable.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
filthrising
dirtrising
greasefalling
mucksteady
grimerising

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

By length

4 letters
porn1, soil1, dirt1, muck1, smut1, slop1, crud1
5 letters
stain1, grime1, taint1, skank
6 letters
police2, grease1, grunge1
7 letters
squalor2
8 letters
impurity4, lewdness, foulness2
9 letters
pollution3, obscenity4, nastiness3, grossness, vulgarism
10 letters
corruption3, filthiness
11 letters
pornography4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (police2 = 2 syllables).

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