DINGINESSES Synonyms: 141 Similar and Opposite Words

dinginess 1 of 2

noun

as in dinge

the state or quality of being dirty she was appalled by the dinginess of the curtains that came with the apartment and took them all down to be cleaned

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dingy

2 of 2

adjective

ˈdin-jē

as in filthy

not clean the bed sheets were pretty dingy so we threw them in the laundry pile

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Recent Examples of dinginess

Adjective

Here, the band went further, using Sphere’s state-of-the-art environs to imagine itself back in a dingy club or student union. —

Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026 That dingy look creeping across the screens and settling on every surface? —

Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026 Finally, dingy, discolored, or stringy towels need to get the heave-ho. —

Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026 The best use of baking soda for stain removal is as a whitening agent to brighten dingy white or light-colored clothes or household goods. —

Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dinginess

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinginess

Noun

An earnest, has-a-costume-for-everything kind of guy, Daub is allergic to the greige and the dinge.

— Sandra Upson, Wired, 18 Jan. 2021
Dinges said the two crewmembers whose sleep remained steady -- even in the absence of conventional daylight -- were those who kept to a strict schedule and found other ways to control their biological clocks.

— Michael Nedelman, CNN, 1 June 2017