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

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

Crystal Rose’s band were still setting up their gear at the East Room, a grungy venue next door to an occult shop in East Nashville, when a small group of women gathered near the front of the stage. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2026

An Atlanta developer aims to deploy the three Rs of waste management — reduce, reuse and recycle — to remake a grungy industrial area near the Beltline. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 23 June 2026