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Synonyms for grungy

Most common

dingy raunchy grubby grimy grunge-like bedraggled

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Grimy — dirty; shabby; in disrepair

grimy, dirty, dingy, grubby, raunchy, begrimed

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Dirty; shabby; in disrepair.

Related words

Other spellings
grungey

Example sentences

  • dingy Lacking proper lighting, Tammy's room was depressingly dingy.
  • grubby Keep your grubby paws off my stuff!
  • grimy The forecourt looked grimy, like it hadn't been cleaned in days.
  • bedraggled The bedraggled houses were finally destroyed by the platoon.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
grungyrising
dingyrising
raunchyrising
grubbyrising
grimyrising

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

By length

5 letters
dirty2, grimy2, dingy2
6 letters
grubby2
7 letters
raunchy2
8 letters
begrimed
10 letters
bedraggled3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dirty2 = 2 syllables).