Synonyms for grime
- noun
- verb
Definitions
- n. 1
Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.
Underneath all that soot, dirt and grime is the true beauty of the church in soft shades of sandstone.
- v. 1
To begrime; to cake with dirt.
Related words
- Word family
- grimy
Forms
- Past participle
- grimed
e.g. grimed → dirtied, begrimed, bemired, collied…
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.
- stain I tried washing the shirt, but the stain remained.
- filth Everything was coated in a layer of filth.
By length
- 4 letters
- soil1, dirt1, smut1, gunk
- 5 letters
- dirty2, stain1, filth1, colly2
- 6 letters
- grease1, grunge1, scunge, bemire
- 7 letters
- begrime
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dirty2 = 2 syllables).