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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

silt

2 of 2

verb

as in to flood

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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