Synonyms of grungy

grungy

adjective

ˈgrən-jē 

1

as in filthy

not clean

after playing outside, the kids came in grungy and in need of a good bath

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filthy
• dusty
• blackened
• dirty
• stained
• muddy
• black
• nasty
• grimy
• dingy
• smudged
• messy
• greasy
• grubby
• soiled
• unclean
• sordid
• mucky
• grotty
• bedraggled
• polluted
• smutty
• sloppy
• chaotic
• foul
• cruddy
• begrimed
• sullied
• draggled
• uncleanly
• befouled
• besmirched
• contaminated
• messed
• scruffy
• bemired
• littered
• unsanitary
• unwashed
• confused
• shabby
• insanitary
• impure
• disheveled
• unkempt
• cluttered
• slovenly
• uncleaned
• tainted
• rumpled
• untidy
• unsterile
• unsterilized
• squalid
• raunchy
• jumbled
• scuzzy
• germy
• sleazy
• skanky
• disordered
• muddled
• sooty
• gunky
• defiled
• mussy
• disarranged
• mussed
• disarrayed
• crocked
• collied
• fuliginous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clean
• spotless
• immaculate
• pure
• stainless
• unsoiled
• unstained
• ultraclean
• spick-and-span
• unsullied
• clear
• cleanly
• neat
• cleaned
• limpid
• tidy
• orderly
• bleached
• groomed
• cleansed
• shiny
• perfect
• combed
• bright
• whitened
• ordered
• sparkling
• untouched
• flawless
• purified
• wholesome
• unpolluted
• unspotted
• unblemished
• untainted
• virgin
• undefiled
• taintless

2

as in dilapidated

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

even though this grungy sweatshirt is falling apart, it's still my favorite

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilapidated
• neglected
• scruffy
• shabby
• seedy
• tattered
• desolate
• tatty
• mangy
• dumpy
• scrubby
• miserable
• tired
• tumbledown
• tacky
• abandoned
• ragged
• sleazy
• ratty
• timeworn
• down-at-the-heels
• threadbare
• beat-up
• gone to seed
• run-down
• ruined
• broken
• bombed-out
• dog-eared
• tatterdemalion
• dingy
• mean
• unkept
• moth-eaten
• damaged
• decrepit
• wrecked
• forlorn
• ramshackle
• rickety
• decaying
• bedraggled
• deteriorated
• destroyed
• broken-down
• deteriorating
• godforsaken
• worn-out
• rackety
• injured
• hurt
• impaired
• rattletrap
• harmed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• new
• fresh
• brand-new
• kept-up
• maintained
• reconstructed
• patched
• spiffy
• mended
• rebuilt
• smart
• cared-for
• spruce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grungy

Building to a poignant climax, writer-director Noah Segan’s elegant love letter to both New York and to bygone cinematic eras recalls both the 1970s, with its grungy urban antiheroes, and the 1990s, in its American indie ethos. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

In recent appearances on the stage and the red carpet, the 26-year-old has been leaning into her grungy, indie-goth aesthetic. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 8 Aug. 2026

The singer and actress, 33, received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, while looking like a true rockstar in a grungy gown with tousled hair complemented by sleek and smokey makeup that exclusively used Maybelline New York products. — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026

But the real key to the magic is that frenetic tone — the dirty, grungy, previously unheard sludge created when guitarist/Ray’s brother Dave Davies slashed his amp’s speaker with a razor. — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026