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dirty
Synonyms and Antonyms of dirty
- after working in the factory all day, his clothes are very dirty
contaminated, defiled, germy, impure, polluted, tainted
insanitary, uncleaned, unsanitary, unsterile, unsterilized, unwashed
chaotic, cluttered, confused, disarranged, disarrayed, disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, jumbled, littered, messed, messy, muddled, mussed, mussy, rumpled, scruffy, sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidy
raunchy, scuzzy [slang], shabby, skanky [slang], sleazy, squalid
collied [chiefly British dialect], crocked [dialect], fuliginous, sooty
- some radio stations refused to play the song because of the dirty lyrics
broad, coarse-grained, gamy (or gamey), off, off-color (or off-colored), racy, risqué, salacious, salty, suggestive
barnyard, earthy, scatological
immodest, indecorous, indelicate, low, unbecoming
depraved, kinky, louche, naughty, perverse, perverted, wicked
exceptionable, objectionable, unacceptable, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome
abhorrent, debasing, disgusting, loathsome, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting
distasteful, obnoxious, unpleasant
priggish, prim, prudish, puritanical, staid, straitlaced (or straightlaced), Victorian
correct, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable, seemly
acceptable, agreeable, desirable, pleasant, pleasing, welcome
appropriate, becoming, fit, meet, suitable
immaculate, perfect, pure, spotless, virginal
approved, endorsed (also indorsed), sanctioned
- they were unknowingly sailing into dirty weather
- the school is known for the dirty football it plays
- accused the other campaign of playing dirty tricks
base, contemptible, currish, despicable, detestable, dishonorable, execrable, ignoble, ignominious, low, low-down, low-minded, mean, nasty, paltry, snide, sordid, vile, wretched
- laying off longtime employees was a dirty way for the company to reduce labor costs and save money
abhorrent, abominable, condemnable, detestable, execrable, hateful, loathsome, odious
disgusting, reptilian, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, revulsive
discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, ignominious, shameful
base, ignoble, low, shabby, sordid, squalid, vile
- a movie about a dirty cop paid to protect a mafioso
crooked, cutthroat, dishonest, Machiavellian, unethical, unmoral, unprincipled, unscrupulous
corrupt, corrupted, debased, debauched, defiled, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, dissipated, dissolute, perverse, perverted, reprobate, sleazy, vitiated, warped
bad, evil, immoral, iniquitous, nefarious, sinful, vicious, wicked
Synonym Discussion of dirty
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- a dirty littered street
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- a stained greasy floor, utterly filthy
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- a foul-smelling open sewer
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- it's a nasty job to clean up after a sick cat
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- had a nasty fall
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- his answer gave her a nasty shock
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- squalid slums
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- don't ask me to do your dirty work
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- filthy street language
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- a foul story of lust and greed
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- a stand-up comedian known for nasty humor
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- engaged in a series of squalid affairs
dirty
Synonyms and Antonyms of dirty
- she dirtied her new sneakers when she splashed in the puddle
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