Thesaurus
foul
Synonyms and Antonyms of foul
- the mechanic fouled the bath towels with axle grease
- industrial pollution fouling the water supply
- the minister was irreparably fouled by baseless rumors and allegations
abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle
belittle, castigate, criticize, cry down, decry, depreciate, detract, diminish, discount, disparage, minimize, put down, ridicule, write off
bad-mouth, defame, defile, libel, malign, slander
censure, condemn, damn, denounce, execrate, reprehend, reprobate
- unless you want to smell the organic refuse as it fouls, locate the compost heap away from the house
sour, turn, turn off [British]
contaminate, defile, pollute, taint
crumble, decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, dilapidate, sink, wither
fall apart, go to seed (or run to seed)
foul
Synonyms and Antonyms of foul
- the foul weather brought out the windbreakers and rain slickers as everyone braced for a day of rough sailing
- an aggressive hockey player who is known for his foul play and readiness for a fight
- a foul taste that made us gag
abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, disgusting, distasteful, dreadful, evil, fulsome, gross, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, noxious, obnoxious, obscene, odious, offensive, rancid, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting, scandalous, shocking, sickening, ugly
brackish, disagreeable, dislikable (also dislikeable), unpleasant
contemptible, despicable, detestable, hard, hateful
unhealthy, unsavory, unwholesome
atrocious, frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome (also grewsome), heinous, horrendous, horrific, horrifying, lurid, macabre, monstrous, nightmarish, shocking, sick, sickish, sickly, terrible, unspeakable, vile
off-putting, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome
acceptable, agreeable, alluring, appealing, attractive, blessed (also blest), congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, delightsome, desirable, dreamy, dulcet, enjoyable, felicitous, gratifying, heavenly, inviting, likable (or likeable), luscious, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, savory (also savoury), sweet, welcome
unexceptionable, unobjectionable
healthful, healthy, restorative, salubrious, salutary, wholesome
- that movie features nonstop foul language
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
- the foul fumes from the paper mill
- I wouldn't play in the foul rainwater thatʼs collected in the feeding trough
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
Synonym Discussion of foul
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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
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