SLIME Synonyms: 137 Similar and Opposite Words

slime

noun

ˈslīm

Definition of slime

as in mud

soft wet earth she picked her steps carefully so as not to get any slime on her new shoes

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as in bastard

a person whose behavior is offensive to others that guy's a real slime, so avoid him at all costs

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as in creep

a person of low moral character he's the kind of slime that TV reality shows love to cast as a villain

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Recent Examples of slime The slime is highly valued as an anti-inflammatory and anti-aging ingredient in certain skin care products, and snails can secrete different kinds of mucus with properties tailored to specific functions. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 And then Gabler coaxed the snails to produce each of their five slimes. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026 The worst are rubbery, slimy slices — pulling one out of the package is very much like reaching into a Halloween slime bucket. — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 Chandler Bondurant fly-fishes in the Boise River every day, but since the first week of July, the only thing he’s caught is slime. — Hannah Smith july 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for slime

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Noun

Before-and-after images aired by state broadcaster China Central Television showed a multistory building and more than a dozen vehicles covered in mud.

— Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
In Tibet, a mudslide that struck near the land border crossing of Gyirong Port on Wednesday left mud in the surrounding areas that was more than 5 feet deep on average, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported.

— Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of mud

Noun

The latter accidentally does happen, which leads to power struggles between the bigoted jerk and our trio of heroines.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Duffy, for his part, came across as a real jerk at times, but surprisingly charming at others, with a half-nerd, half-jock mien—sweepy hair, big glasses, a megawatt smile—that put me in mind of a Wisconsin Sam Seaborn.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of jerk

Noun

In the ad, Hansen reportedly speaks directly to the audience and tells them to visit TruBlu, his streaming service featuring true-crime shows about scams and creeps.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Deep underground salt behaves like a slow-moving plastic under the weight of the earth (salt creep).

— Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of creep

Noun

Pumping at high speeds creates a suction vortex (upconing) that violently draws heavy sludge into the production stream, fouling piping and destroying surface pumps.

— Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Related Stories The report noted that sludge remained Saitex’s primary source of waste in 2025, and that the company repurposed 40 percent of that waste to produce bricks for garden walkways and concrete blocks for retaining walls.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of sludge

Noun

But my favorite Tim Curry performance will always be Pennywise, the clown in Tommy Lee Wallace’s 1990 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s It, which, compared to Andy Muschietti’s mega popular pair of films, is modest, even a little lame.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
Curry, who died Tuesday at 80, made a gleefully evil turn as a clown that sparked nightmares for legions of Gen X and millennial viewers that continue to haunt to this day.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of clown

Noun

This blatant fealty over objectivity perverts the process by choosing personal loyalists instead of independent public servants.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
This blatant expression of fealty over objectivity perverts the process by choosing personal loyalists instead of independent public servants.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of pervert

Noun

The local community has also rallied to help the family by delivering meals, caring for their kids and walking their dog.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
Four months later, he was seen last weekend walking dogs, taking walks, enjoying a cup of coffee in a garage, and even stopping to sift through neighborhood trash items on the side of the street.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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