MUCKY Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words

mucky

adjective

ˈmə-kē

Definition of mucky

as in muddy

full of or covered with soft wet earth the ground was very mucky after a night of pouring rain

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as in filthy

not clean only too happy to remove those old mucky clothes

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Recent Examples of mucky When Mom spoke, her voice came out thick and mucky. — Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026 There are also mucky paw prints across the white wall. — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025 Three lakes in central Wisconsin's Adams County have been plagued with unsightly, mucky algae blooms for years, some of which have produced harmful toxins. — Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Despite thriving in shallow, weedy, mucky areas, snakeheads do not gravitate to decaying forage. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 20 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for mucky

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mucky

Adjective

This isn’t an ancient 720p peephole cam with muddy picture quality.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
Heavily soiled laundry like muddy workwear can also benefit from warmer water.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of muddy

Adjective

Raman has promised to speed up housing construction, bring back entertainment industry jobs and improve services in a city known for filthy streets, gridlock and an unresponsive City Hall.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Jurors heard testimony from three of Alsheikh’s victims who said they were packed into small, filthy, cold, wet cells that were infested with insects and other vermin.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of filthy

Adjective

This East of Eden is a gorgeous production, deliberately stark and vast and dusty rather than lushly floral like the 1955 film.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
In one, a dark-haired man played the Camille Saint-Saëns song on a dusty violin while a ballerina in a fanlike feathery skirt danced the part of the swan.

— Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of dusty

Adjective

Set your iron to its lowest setting—no steam—and place the stained area between two paper towels or lint-free cloths.

— Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026
Pushing those briars aside revealed a single splinter of stained glass, bright as a ruby and warm as blood.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of stained

Adjective

At first the owner stared at him blankly, then flashed a look of distaste, as if a dirty rodent had brushed his foot.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Stephens and several teammates then appeared to taunt the Oregon players and celebrate the dirty play rather than show concern for a fellow college athlete who was lying motionless on the field.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of dirty

Adjective

The New York Yankees were still reeling from a nasty gut punch — a 1-0 loss to the rival Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the best-of-five American League Division Series at Tropicana Field on Saturday night.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Frank Senior was a barber who dreamed of being a singer, a nasty cur who beat his two sons and verbally whittled them down to a nub.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of nasty

Adjective

Nowhere was that fact clearer than after each concert in the casino where rivers of black Metallica T-shirts flooded the pit.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
The Associated Press BACKA TOPOLA, Serbia -- Ireland players again wore black armbands and bowed their heads during the Israeli national anthem before the teams’ second Nations League soccer match on Sunday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

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