Synonyms of mud

mud

noun

ˈməd 

as in sludge

soft wet earth

we cannot play softball today because the field turned to mud after last night's heavy rain

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mud

The animal had been just leaving the wallow with a fresh coat of mud on when my buddy had spotted him. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026

Park and his colleagues went looking for the records of that catastrophe in the mud taken from the bottom of a small crater lake on the Kenya-Tanzania border. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026

The president also frequently recounts that women — including journalists, Cabinet members and administration officials — used to complain to him about their high heels getting stuck in the mud in the old, grassy Rose Garden. — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

The president also frequently recounts that hordes of women, including journalists, Cabinet members and administration officials, used to complain to him about their high heels getting stuck in the mud in the old, grassy Rose Garden. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026