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muck

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of muck

1 foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something
  • spattered with muck from the pigpen
Synonyms of muck

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

scum, sewage, sewerage, slime, sludge, swill

dross, garbage, junk, litter, refuse, rubbish, scrap, trash, waste
Near Antonyms of muck

cleanliness, cleanness
2 soft wet earth
  • Her shoes were covered with muck by the end of the soccer game.
Synonyms of muck

guck (or gook), mire, mud, ooze, slime, slop, sludge, slush
Words Related to muck

gumbo, silt

clay, dirt, gravel, humus, loam, sand, soil

muck

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of muck

to make dirty
  • You can't work in the garden and not expect to muck your clothes.
Synonyms of muck

befoul, begrime, bemire, besmirch, blacken, daub, dirty, foul, grime, mire, muddy, smirch, smudge, soil, stain, sully
Words Related to muck

contaminate, defile, pollute, taint

discolor

confuse, disarrange, disarray, dishevel, disorder, draggle, jumble, mess, muddle
Near Antonyms of muck

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 muck

clean, cleanse

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