Synonyms for scum
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Dregs — A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water)
dregs, dross, rubbish, waste, slag, refuse, cinder, impurity, scoria, draff, offal
Definitions
- n. 1
A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water).
During smelting, scum rises to the surface and is then removed by the smelter.
- n. 2
Semen.
- n. 3
A reprehensible person or persons.
People who sell used-up pens are scum, just total low-lives.
Forms
- Plural
- scums → drosses, rubbishes, wastes, slags…
Example sentences
- slag Due to improper procedures, the foundry had an excess of slag in the crucible.
- impurity Linguistic impurity is beautiful.
- dregs She poured some cold dregs of tea into the two cups.
- dross Even the best authors can write dross.
- trash Yanni's house is full of trash and smells of mold.
- cockroach I have found a dead cockroach in the meeting room.
By length
- 3 letters
- rat1
- 4 letters
- shit1, seed1, slag1, muck1, snot1
- 5 letters
- waste1, cream1, trash1, sperm1, prick1, slime1, semen2, froth1, dregs1, offal, dross1, scurf, draff
- 6 letters
- refuse2, cinder2, rabble2, scoria, scunge
- 7 letters
- rubbish2, bastard2
- 8 letters
- shithead2, impurity4, shathead
- 9 letters
- cockroach2, shitehead
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (semen2 = 2 syllables).