Synonyms of sludge

sludge

noun

1

as in mud

soft wet earth

after a day of heavy rain, the fairgrounds had turned into pure sludge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mud
• muck
• silt
• gravel
• slime
• ooze
• sand
• dirt
• mire
• slush
• slop
• soil
• guck
• clay
• gook
• gumbo
• humus
• loam

2

as in corn

something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental

I can't bring myself to read that sludge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corn
• goo
• mush
• rubbish
• slush
• sorghum
• schmaltz
• soap opera
• schmalz
• claptrap
• tripe
• drivel