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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as in to fur

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Recent Examples of silt

Noun

Its bottom is lined with soft, soupy silt that makes traditional bridge pillars impossible. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026 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

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

Work crews remove sediment from the Eaton Dam in Pasadena in September.

— Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
In 2019, researchers examining Centrosaurus bones found recent organic material and thriving microbial communities, illustrating how fossil bone can become a habitat with chemistry distinct from surrounding sediment.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 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 post was quickly removed after a wave of criticism flooded her comment section.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
The era of agentic AI has arrived, but there is uncertainty about what the landscape will look like when virtual storefronts become flooded with AI agents or when a business tries to block them.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 1 Nov. 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

Verb

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

The composition slips in and out of deliberation, a tableau of buckets and plates concentrating energy, which the lighter detritus then loosens and disperses.

— Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
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

Definition of detritus

Verb

Parts of Miami-Dade and Broward are under a coastal flood warning Wednesday as king tides continue to swamp South Florida’s coastline.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Photos show extensive flooding in some parts of Southern California amid record-breaking high tides that have swamped homes and highways.

— Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

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