Synonyms for gunk

Most common

goo · sludge · muck · grime

All synonyms

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Grime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.

   I washed all the gunk off the light fixture, and found that it was white, not brown.

2. v. 1

   To soil or make dirty.

Related words

Phrases

gunk up

Forms

Plural

gunks → goops, goos, mucks, sludges…

Past participle

gunked
e.g. gunked → slurred, befouled, dirtened, beshat…

Example sentences

• goo The alien’s body was full of disgusting green goo.
• sludge Ziri mashed the medlars into a delicious brown sludge.
• muck Tom can't afford to employ anyone; the family has to muck in.
• grime Sweep regularly to prevent dirt and grime from accumulating.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

goo¹

4 letters

slur¹, muck¹, ooze¹, goop¹, gook¹, guck¹

5 letters

slime¹, grime¹, gunge

6 letters

sludge¹, befoul, dirten, beshit