Synonyms of muck

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noun

ˈmək 

1

as in dirt

foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something

spattered with muck from the pigpen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dirt
• soil
• sludge
• sewage
• filth
• garbage
• gunk
• dust
• grime
• crud
• litter
• trash
• smut
• junk
• rubbish
• scum
• slime
• sewerage
• swill
• dross
• waste
• soot
• refuse
• dirtiness
• scrap
• crock
• foulness
• nastiness
• uncleanness
• filthiness
• dustiness
• uncleanliness
• grubbiness
• griminess
• dinginess
• squalidness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cleanliness
• cleanness

2

as in mud

soft wet earth

her shoes were covered with muck by the end of the soccer game

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mud
• sludge
• mire
• gravel
• ooze
• sand
• slime
• dirt
• silt
• guck
• slop
• slush
• clay
• soil
• loam
• gumbo
• humus

3

as in junk

that which is of low quality or worth

what's this muck that you've been watching on TV, anyway?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• junk
• cheese
• rubbish
• trash
• camp
• tripe
• mess
• lemon
• slop
• slush
• dreck
• bomb
• nonsense
• crapola
• sleaze
• claptrap
• kitsch
• turkey
• stinker
• clinker
• shambles
• humbug
• muddle
• dud
• clunker

4

as in garbage

language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense

there's some solid substance in this book, but the reader has to trudge through a lot of muck to get to it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• garbage
• nonsense
• rubbish
• nuts
• drool
• stupidity
• silliness
• blah
• trash
• rot
• jazz
• absurdity
• bilge
• bunk
• craziness
• beans
• guff
• foolishness
• claptrap
• twaddle
• crock
• insanity
• blither
• fiddle
• absurdness
• madness
• baloney
• punk
• fudge
• trumpery
• malarkey
• bull
• hokum
• hogwash
• piffle
• bunkum
• hooey
• folderol
• balderdash
• blatherskite
• flapdoodle
• poppycock
• humbuggery
• tosh
• drivel
• blather
• bosh
• codswallop
• crapola
• slush
• fiddlesticks
• tommyrot
• blarney
• folly
• applesauce
• taradiddle
• hokeypokey
• nerts
• horsefeathers
• fiddle-faddle
• hoodoo
• moonshine
• senselessness
• humbug
• flannel
• idiocy
• inanity
• tomfoolery
• kookiness
• foolery
• rigmarole
• gas
• imbecility
• lunacy
• witlessness
• inaneness
• asininity
• greek
• monkey business
• fatuity
• hot air
• shenanigan(s)
• double-talk
• hocus-pocus
• hoity-toity
• monkeyshine(s)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rationality
• reasonableness
• sense
• common sense
• horse sense
• sensibleness
• judgment
• wisdom
• reasonability
• levelheadedness
• discernment

muck

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verb

as in to stain

to make dirty

you can't work in the garden and not expect to muck your clothes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stain
• dirty
• mess
• soil
• muddy
• blacken
• mire
• grime
• smudge
• besmirch
• sully
• smirch
• daub
• befoul
• foul
• distain
• pollute
• gaum
• contaminate
• begrime
• taint
• bemire
• muddle
• disarray
• defile
• jumble
• discolor
• disarrange
• disorder
• confuse
• crock
• draggle
• dishevel
• colly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clean
• cleanse
• purge
• purify
• decontaminate
• wipe
• wash
• sweep
• dust
• brush
• scrub
• disinfect
• mop
• rinse
• sanitize
• scour
• launder
• renew
• brighten
• freshen
• spruce (up)
• straighten (up)
• dry-clean
• tidy (up)
• deodorize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of muck

Noun

Vacuum the spot to remove any excess gunk to make any further treatment more effective and prevent as much muck from actually leaving a stain in the first place. — Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2026

Less algae and plant growth means no muck toning down the colors. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026

Verb

Jonas Valanciunas rejoined the action at backup center, mucking things up. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2026

In retirement, he’s gone back to that childhood, mucking the stalls and helping care for a menagerie that includes two horses, 10 mini goats, two mini pigs, a pair of horses and a bunch of chickens and dogs and cats. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026

Phrases Containing muck

• muck (about or around)
• muck up