Synonyms of silt

silt 1 of 2

noun

as in sediment

soil made chiefly of loose sedimentary material that is carried by flowing water and that sinks to the bottom of a river, pond, etc.

Related Words

• sediment
• alluvium
• loess
• colluvium
• detritus
• mud
• marl
• clay
• sand
• gravel
• mold
• dirt
• shingle
• kaolin
• dust
• earth
• loam
• muck
• topsoil
• clod
• gumbo
• ground
• humus
• gley
• gault
• guck
• subsoil
• blackland
• substratum
• duff
• mull

silt

2 of 2

verb

as in to fur

Related Words

• fur
• flood
• gridlock
• swamp
• fill
• inundate
• cork
• glut
• dam
• overwhelm
• pack
• clog
• bung
• clot
• stop (up)
• gum (up)
• stopper
• occlude
• congest
• obstruct
• plug (up)
• block
• spile
• stopple
• choke
• jam
• stuff

Dissimilar Words

• open (up)
• clear
• free
• excavate
• hollow (out)
• unplug
• scoop (out)
• unblock
• unclog
• unstop
• empty
• lighten

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of silt

Noun

Furthermore, unlike other acoustic sonar or laser optics, its low-frequency electromagnetic signals remain completely unaffected by floating silt or underwater acoustic echoes. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026

Common contaminants these systems address include sediment (dirt, sand, rust, silt), chlorine and chloramines, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), pesticides and herbicides, heavy metals (lead, mercury, copper), bacteria and unpleasant taste or odors. — Ryan Brennan may 26, Miami Herald, 26 May 2026

Verb

Historically, the region itself was created by the natural flooding and silting processes of the Mississippi River, which flows across the breadth of the state before spilling into the Gulf of America. — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025

Its primary purpose is not to control people or accumulate power, except perhaps incrementally, in the form of a kind of silting up of canonical importance. — Literary Hub, 22 May 2025