GRIMY Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word grimy. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| begrimed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot | ||||||
| dingy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot • (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear • causing dejection | ||||||
| grubby | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • infested with grubs noun • small sculpin of the coast of New England adjective satellite • thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot | ||||||
| filthy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter • vile; despicable • characterized by obscenity | ||||||
| greasy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • containing an unusual amount of grease or oil • smeared or soiled with grease or oil | ||||||
| grotty | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • very unpleasant or offensive | ||||||
| messy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • dirty and disorderly | ||||||
| mucky | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (of soil) soft and watery • dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck | ||||||
| muddy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (of soil) soft and watery • dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck • (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear • (of liquids) clouded as with sediment verb • dirty with mud • cause to become muddy • make turbid | ||||||
| nasty | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • offensive or even (of persons) malicious adjective satellite • exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent • characterized by obscenity • disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter | ||||||
| polluted | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution | ||||||
| shabby | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • showing signs of wear and tear • mean and unworthy and despicable | ||||||
| soiled | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime | ||||||
| squalid | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • morally degraded • foul and run-down and repulsive | ||||||
| stained | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter adjective satellite • having a coating of stain or varnish | ||||||
| unclean | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime • having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws | ||||||
| yucky | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | ||||||
| scuzzy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • Dirty or grimy. • Disreputable; sleazy. | ||||||
| smudged | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a smoky fire to drive away insects • a blemish made by dirt verb • make a smudge on; soil by smudging | ||||||
| tarnished | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation verb • make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically | ||||||
