Synonyms for grease

Most common

dirt · stain · filth · grime · fat · lard · lubricating oil

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Animal fat in a melted or soft state.

2. n. 2

   Any oily or fatty matter.

3. v. 1

   To kill.

Related words

Word family

greaseball greasehead greasewood greasiness greasy greaser

Phrases

elbow grease relative bearing grease grease payment thermal grease wool grease grease pencil grease the skids grease the wheels

Forms

Plural

greases → dirts, stains, filths, soils…

Past participle

greased
e.g. greased → waxed, whacked, flattened, facilitated…

Example sentences

• dirt Ziri's clothing didn't have a bit of dirt on them.
• stain I tried washing the shirt, but the stain remained.
• filth Everything was coated in a layer of filth.
• grime Sweep regularly to prevent dirt and grime from accumulating.
• fat Between you and me, the fat ugly man is on a diet.
• lard As a teenager, Tom used to eat bread and lard.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

hit¹, fat¹, wax¹

4 letters

soil¹, dirt¹, lard¹

5 letters

stain¹, bribe¹, filth¹, whack¹, grime¹

6 letters

grunge¹, tallow²

7 letters

flatten²

8 letters

approach²

10 letters

facilitate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tallow² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

graisse

Italiano

grasso

Deutsch

Schmiere

Català

greix