SILT Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of silt

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.

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Noun

What survivors have said At least 279 hydropower workers have been rescued or managed to trudge their way out of the mud and silt riddled tunnels. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026 Microscopic particles of silt and clay can then settle on the soil surface. — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 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 See All Example Sentences for silt

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Noun

The new study analyzed over 60 sediment samples collected deep within the CCFZ by the China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
It was subsequently covered up by sediment, kind of like a shipwreck on the beach.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of sediment

Verb

Measure the area to figure out how many panels and furring strips are needed.

— Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2026
Use shims to keep the panels level and apply a construction adhesive such as Liquid Nails to fasten them to the furring strips.

— Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2026

Definition of fur

Verb

The greatest concern is high tide through Sunday morning and swells from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel could create dangerous conditions with beach erosion and seawater once again flooding beach roads and paths.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
The urgency around courting nonaligned voters has been on display at recent debates, in ads flooding the airwaves and in the campaign money pouring into key states.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of flood

Noun

Spanning parts of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon, the area is best known for its rolling green hills, shaped over thousands of years by windblown sediment called loess.

— Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2026
The base played a critical role in national defense, housing a command bunker, planted deep into the regional loess, that was designed to withstand a nuclear blast.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Definition of loess

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If the court were to gridlock 4-4, the case would proceed in state court and potentially return to the justices again later.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
But the debate is more about whether the opposition coalition can split the vote, strip Hichilema’s UPND of its working legislative majority, and threaten to gridlock reforms.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of gridlock

Noun

Competitive hackles aside, the ranks of the independent advisory boutique now seem like so much ego detritus, a horse painting above a fireplace.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Previous seasons saw Vernon curate the subterranean room into messy domestic tableaux, with pieces nestled among scenes of dinner parties and unfinished musical manuscripts—the detritus of a chaotic creative process.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

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