filth

noun

ˈfilth How to pronounce filth (audio)
Definition of filthnext
1
as in dirt
foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something the filth in the restaurant's kitchen was unbelievable

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2
as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene films full of filth and violence

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Recent Examples of filth As currents floated the ship north and tugboats struggled to drag it to port, the thousands of people aboard descended into filth, madness, and worse. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026 Preventing or cleaning filth, however, pales in comparison to the problems posed by medical emergencies en route. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for filth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filth
  1. dirt
  2. grossness
  3. muck
  4. vulgarity
  5. soil
  6. obscenity
  7. sewage
  8. dirtiness
Noun
  • Sulfates are cleansing agents that attract oil, product buildup, and dirt.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Exit the parking lot in the southeast corner and head to the Lower Beacon Trail, a wide flat dirt path parallel to the road.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of dirt
Noun
  • But Paddy’s isn’t Sudz, and the Gang’s efforts to soft-pedal their antics to be more in line with those mainstream bars devolved into typical Sunny-style hostility and off-putting grossness.
    — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
  • All your Dad has to do is fill it and drink—the microfilter membrane will do the rest by removing chlorine odors, dirt, bacteria, and any other grossness floating around in there.
    — Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
Definition of grossness
Noun
  • The deep muck provides a cap for the shallow aquifer, helping to clean and filter freshwater that supplies drinking water for Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe and parts of Palm Beach County.
    — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Within seconds of the mudslide’s arrival, the six-story Gyirong Port building is completely consumed by the muck.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of muck
Noun
  • The distinction between ugliness and vulgarity feels important now.
    — Debbie Millman, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The once-vaunted values of public life are now reduced to the lower standards of private life—venality, vulgarity, rudeness, incontinence, and ignorance.
    — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of vulgarity
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  • Coming nine years after the space shuttle program’s close, their 2020 test flight to the International Space Station restored America’s ability to launch crews from home soil.
    — Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has said any unilateral US action on Mexican soil would be a grave breach of her country’s sovereignty.
    — Reuters, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of soil
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  • My main point is not just that there's lots of obscenity in both, but also lots of poetics in both.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Now, as some have noted, there are Supreme Court precedents that have already held that broadcasters don’t have complete free speech rights around things like, for example, obscenity.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of obscenity
Noun
  • Notable Mounds of garbage, potholed roads and sewage spills have pushed some voters to abandon their loyalty to the ANC, writes journalist Evaton West for AFP.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Commissioner Kyle Allen, D-1st, told the Post-Tribune Monday that helping Calumet Township residents get their sewage and power restored is a priority for him.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of sewage
Noun
  • For Damien dirtiness brought him closer to godliness, the grime evidence of his graft.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
  • That’s the dirtiness of rugs and pulling.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of dirtiness

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“Filth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filth. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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