Synonyms for mud

Most common

dirt · slime · muck · mire · lean

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To make muddy or dirty; to apply mud to (something).

2. n. 1

   A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.

Related words

Word family

mudboat mudbrick mudbug mudcloth muddy mudfish mudflap mudguard

Phrases

clear as mud mud volcano mud hen mud bath mud dauber mud duck mud eel mud puppy

Forms

Plural

muds → silts, clays, bushels, muids…

Past participle

mudded
e.g. mudded → mucked, dirted, muddied, mired…

Example sentences

• dirt Ziri's clothing didn't have a bit of dirt on them.
• slime The slime mold Physarum polycephalum has 720 sexes.
• muck Tom can't afford to employ anyone; the family has to muck in.
• lean Be careful not to lean too far out of your window.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

clay¹, dirt¹, lean¹, muck¹, silt¹, ooze¹, mire¹, muid

5 letters

muddy², slime¹

6 letters

sludge¹, bushel²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (muddy² = 2 syllables).