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grime

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of grime

foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something

  • this new product really cuts through grime
Synonyms of grime

crud, dirt, filth, gunk, muck, smut, soil
Words Related to grime

scum, sewage, sewerage, slime, sludge, swill

dross, dust [British], garbage, junk, litter, refuse, rubbish, scrap, trash, waste

crock [dialect], soot

dinginess, dirtiness, dustiness, filthiness, foulness, griminess, grubbiness, nastiness, squalidness, uncleanliness, uncleanness
Near Antonyms of grime

cleanliness, cleanness

grime

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of grime

to make dirty

  • countless hours of work were needed to clean the floors of the old warehouse that had been grimed from a century of use
Synonyms of grime

befoul, begrime, bemire, besmirch, blacken, daub, dirty, distain [archaic], foul, gaum [dialect], mire, muck, muddy, smirch, smudge, soil, stain, sully
Words Related to grime

contaminate, defile, pollute, taint

discolor

confuse, disarrange, disarray, dishevel, disorder, draggle, jumble, mess, muddle

colly [chiefly British dialect], crock [dialect]
Near Antonyms of grime

decontaminate, purge, purify

disinfect, sanitize

brush, dry-clean, dust, launder, mop, rinse, scour, scrub, sweep, wash, wipe

brighten, deodorize, freshen, renew, spruce (up)

straighten (up), tidy (up)
Antonyms of grime

clean, cleanse

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