Synonyms of filth

filth

noun

ˈfilth 

1

as in dirt

foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something

the filth in the restaurant's kitchen was unbelievable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dirt
• muck
• soil
• sewage
• sludge
• garbage
• grime
• dust
• gunk
• trash
• smut
• litter
• crud
• junk
• rubbish
• scum
• sewerage
• slime
• dross
• swill
• dirtiness
• soot
• waste
• foulness
• uncleanliness
• refuse
• filthiness
• uncleanness
• nastiness
• scrap
• crock
• grubbiness
• dustiness
• griminess
• dinginess
• squalidness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cleanliness
• cleanness

2

as in grossness

the quality or state of being obscene

films full of filth and violence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grossness
• vulgarity
• foulness
• obscenity
• dirtiness
• crudeness
• filthiness
• suggestiveness
• coarseness
• impurity
• nastiness
• lewdness
• smut
• dirt
• profanity
• lasciviousness
• indecency
• ribaldry
• crudity
• bawdiness
• wantonness
• lowness
• abusiveness
• raunch
• offensiveness
• blueness
• raunchiness
• atrocity
• distastefulness
• naughtiness
• smuttiness
• broadness
• perversity
• impureness
• indelicacy
• wickedness
• depravity
• perversion
• unacceptability
• earthiness
• lechery
• undesirability
• unpleasantness
• saltiness
• immodesty
• perverseness
• raciness
• repugnance
• loathsomeness
• repulsiveness
• infamy
• obnoxiousness
• gaminess
• reprehensibility
• kinkiness
• repellency
• indecorousness
• unbecomingness
• depravedness
• objectionableness
• pervertedness
• indelicateness
• reprehensibleness
• scurrilousness
• exceptionability
• atrociousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• puritanism
• prudery
• priggishness
• decency
• prudishness
• primness
• decorum
• correctness
• seemliness
• fitness
• purity
• suitability
• appropriateness
• priggery
• perfection
• suitableness
• decorousness
• spotlessness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of filth

The young boy was bedridden, unable to speak and living in filth, according to the report. — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2026

As the decades passed, the crowding and filth in the rapidly growing cities in the industrializing nations of Europe and North America created perfect conditions to fuel epidemic outbreaks that could steal the lives of those of any age or rank, but were most dangerous for the very young. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

Critters like mice, squirrels, birds and ants are keen on entering the shelters while humans wait on the sidewalk to avoid getting filth on the bottoms of their shoes. — Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026

Changing the name of a North Miami Beach restaurant didn’t change anything about its state inspection, including the rodents and filth. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026