Synonyms for silt

Most common

deposit · sediment · alluvium · mud · sludge

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.

Related words

Word family

siltstone

Phrases

silt up

Forms

Plural

silts → sediments, alluviums, deposits, muds…

Example sentences

• deposit You have to give three months' rent as a deposit.
• sediment Layers of sediment lay at the bottom of the riverbed.
• mud Vladimir was shoveling the mud into a wheelbarrow.
• sludge Ziri mashed the medlars into a delicious brown sludge.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

mud¹

6 letters

sludge¹, slitch

7 letters

deposit³

8 letters

sediment³, alluvium⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (deposit³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français

vase

Italiano

fanghiglia

Español

cieno

Català

llot