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Synonyms for sludge

Most common

goo slime muck ooze dregs

All synonyms

Noun

1. Slime — solids separated from suspension in a liquid

slime, muck, goo, ooze, silt, slush, mud, gunk, goop informal, slosh, mire, gook, guck

Other

dregs

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Solids separated from suspension in a liquid.

Related words

Word family
sludgecore sludgy
Phrases
sludge metal

Forms

Plural
sludges → slimes, mucks, goos, oozes…

Example sentences

  • goo The alien’s body was full of disgusting green goo.
  • slime The slime mold Physarum polycephalum has 720 sexes.
  • muck Tom can't afford to employ anyone; the family has to muck in.
  • ooze After a while, passion and infatuation ooze away.
  • dregs She poured some cold dregs of tea into the two cups.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sludgefalling
goorising
slimesteady
mucksteady
oozefalling
dregsrising

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

By length

3 letters
mud1, goo1
4 letters
muck1, silt1, ooze1, mire1, goop1, gunk, gook1, guck1
5 letters
slime1, slush1, dregs1, slosh1