Synonyms of slime

slime

noun

ˈslīm 

1

as in mud

soft wet earth

she picked her steps carefully so as not to get any slime on her new shoes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mud
• sludge
• muck
• ooze
• gravel
• sand
• dirt
• guck
• mire
• clay
• silt
• slush
• slop
• soil
• loam
• gumbo
• humus

2

as in bastard

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

that guy's a real slime, so avoid him at all costs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bastard
• clown
• jerk
• dog
• skunk
• snake
• creep
• rat
• beast
• toad
• scum
• reptile
• joker
• brute
• swine
• idiot
• vermin
• louse
• heel
• moron
• villain
• crud
• rotter
• pill
• stinker
• scumbag
• bugger
• sleaze
• fool
• cur
• varmint
• brat
• boor
• hound
• slimeball
• bounder
• cretin
• sod
• lout
• nuisance
• fink
• blighter
• cad
• buzzard
• schmuck
• bleeder
• barbarian
• dirtbag
• crumb
• scuzzball
• son of a gun
• sleazebag
• sleazeball
• so-and-so
• slob
• churl
• chuff
• savage
• nerd
• stinkard
• wretch
• scab
• rat fink
• rogue
• snot
• vulgarian
• caveman
• lowlife
• scoundrel
• rascal
• miscreant
• loudmouth
• imbecile
• booby
• roughneck
• scamp
• Neanderthal
• goon
• dolt
• dope
• blockhead
• turkey
• pest
• jackass
• dink
• ninny
• airhead
• snob
• doofus
• insolent
• dork
• nut
• nincompoop
• nit
• nitwit
• dweeb
• schmo
• snip
• snoot
• half-wit
• birdbrain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hero
• lady
• gentleman
• heroine
• idol
• role model
• angel
• saint

3

as in creep

a person of low moral character

he's the kind of slime that TV reality shows love to cast as a villain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• creep
• pervert
• slimeball
• sleaze
• tramp
• sleazebag
• sleazeball
• degenerate
• reprobate
• perv
• libertine
• scumbag
• slattern
• shyster
• scuzzball
• pettifogger

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slime

The bacterium was found to multiply in biofilms – slimes that grow on wet surfaces. — Robert Promisloff, The Conversation, 19 June 2026

At a time when the Earth was bare, when there were no vertebrates, no trees, no leaves, no flowering plants, and no plants with seeds, millipedes were feeding on decaying mosses, decomposed slime, and primordial gunk. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026

Unlike some recent soft robotic concepts that resemble blobs of slime or liquid droplets, the NTU design maintains a solid but flexible structure. — New Atlas, 8 June 2026

Nevertheless, taking proactive steps to deal with hair, slime, soap scum, and other things messing with your pipes can save you a major plumbing headache down the line. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 2 June 2026