ROILY Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

roily

adjective

Definition of roily

as in silty

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as in unsettled

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Adjective

Soil Plants thrive in loamy, well-draining soil but tolerate a range of soil types, including clay.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 July 2026
Fill the container with high-quality, loamy, well-draining potting mix.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 June 2026

Definition of loamy

Adjective

Tuesday's Michigan Democratic Senate primary race remains unsettled, with progressive Abdul El-Sayed holding onto a narrow lead over moderate Haley Stevens with votes still being counted.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
The weekend’s weather still looks unsettled with more chances for rain.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of unsettled

Adjective

Panettiere has long been candid about her struggles navigating child stardom and fame, often opening up about her experiences with severe postpartum depression (PPD), addiction, and anxiety.

— Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2026
The afternoon storm cluster has largely removed the greatest instability from our region, so the severe threat is expected to stay low.

— Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of severe

Adjective

What follows is a brutal fight for survival against aggressive, hungry, and carnivorous dinosaurs who quickly turn the community's previously idyllic streets into their own personal feeding ground.

— Megan McCluskey, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
The company's earnings should also benefit from a better freight cycle, which has shown signs of improvement after a brutal multiyear recession that began in 2022.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of brutal

Adjective

The menu is full of sustaining stews, ample vegetables and, from the toné (clay oven), khachapuri, a genre of breads infiltrated by cheese and by turns fluffy, elastic, oozy and tender.

— Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Those chunks will melt on top into oozy, photo-worthy pools of chocolate.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026

Definition of oozy

Adjective

These attempts to keep down the unquiet dead were, besides being desecrations, exercises in a lot of heavy and often forbidden labor done on decaying bodies.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
The finale had the impossible task of putting the monstrous show to an unquiet grave, and while some storylines seemed rushed and others completely ignored, even everyone’s least favorite season of GOT is heart palpitating.

— Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025

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