Synonyms of gutter

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adjective

as in vulgar

depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society

a novel that does a good job of rendering the gutter language of that stratum of society

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vulgar
• pornographic
• obscene
• foul
• dirty
• filthy
• nasty
• blue
• gross
• crude
• suggestive
• locker-room
• coarse
• offensive
• unacceptable
• impure
• disgusting
• trashy
• lascivious
• unprintable
• naughty
• indecent
• smutty
• unwanted
• bawdy
• raunchy
• unpleasant
• ribald
• undesirable
• profane
• lewd
• obnoxious
• abusive
• stag
• wanton
• broad
• wicked
• off
• X-rated
• infamous
• depraved
• barnyard
• perverted
• porny
• scatological
• low
• salacious
• salty
• indelicate
• soft
• indecorous
• unbecoming
• racy
• loathsome
• earthy
• repellent
• repulsive
• objectionable
• revolting
• kinky
• gamy
• unwelcome
• perverse
• repugnant
• coarse-grained
• immodest
• risqué
• abhorrent
• off-color
• scurrilous
• distasteful
• louche
• reprehensible
• hard-core
• debasing
• atrocious
• exceptionable
• blameworthy
• censurable
• blamable
• soft-core

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clean
• proper
• wholesome
• decent
• correct
• Victorian
• puritanical
• prudish
• respectable
• staid
• polite
• prim
• genteel
• appropriate
• decorous
• acceptable
• suitable
• nonobscene
• nice
• becoming
• desirable
• meet
• innocuous
• pleasant
• priggish
• G-rated
• pure
• inoffensive
• fit
• welcome
• perfect
• agreeable
• straitlaced
• pleasing
• seemly
• immaculate
• spotless
• virginal
• endorsed
• approved
• sanctioned

gutter

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noun

ˈgə-tər 

1

as in trough

a pipe or channel for carrying off water from a roof

one of his chores is to clean leaves and sticks out of the gutters before winter sets in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trough
• drain
• drainpipe
• aqueduct
• spout
• waterspout
• sluice
• eaves trough
• rainspout
• duct
• conduit
• flume

2

as in ditch

a long narrow channel dug in the earth

rainwater running off the road into the gutters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ditch
• trench
• ravine
• trough
• furrow
• dike
• moat
• drain
• culvert
• gully
• fosse
• sheugh
• drill
• acequia
• stank
• draw
• kennel
• sunk fence
• ha-ha

gutter

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verb

as in to found

Related Words

• found
• flux
• smelt
• try
• melt
• thaw
• fuse
• liquefy
• deliquesce
• render
• dissolve
• run
• thin
• soften

Dissimilar Words

• solidify
• set
• harden
• coagulate
• gel
• clot
• congeal
• jell
• thicken
• jelly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gutter

Noun

Mosquitoes need only one tablespoon of water to breed, so areas like rain gutters, birdbaths or buckets with stagnant water are all possible breeding sites. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Having never cleaned my rain gutters since becoming a homeowner five years ago, I was stunned to learn that this annoying task should be completed once, if not twice, a year. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

There's even a sloping slate roof above the lockers and artificial lead guttering above that. — Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025

The worry that the flame of horniness will gutter in us with age. — Sarah Thankam Mathews, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024