smoggy

adjective

ˈsmä-gē How to pronounce smoggy (audio)
Definition of smoggynext
as in hazy
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension it was hard to see through the smoggy afternoon sky

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Recent Examples of smoggy Commuters make their way past India Gate amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India, on October 29, 2025. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026 Women waiting to board a bus amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi on Saturday. — Reuters, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2025 The day’s clear blue sky, in a city that tends to be smoggy, seemed especially a good omen for commerce. — Anindo Sen, ARTnews.com, 7 Feb. 2025 The district has issued 10 of those in 2024, and the thickness of the high pressure created at least a chance that Wednesday may be smoggy, too. — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for smoggy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoggy
  1. hazy
  2. misty
  3. rainy
  4. murky
  5. clouded
  6. foggy
Adjective
  • DPs Fabian Gamper and Tudor Vladimir Panduru’s grainy lensing poetically captures these intimate faultlines and era-specific textures, staying close to Rita’s face and increasingly hazy eyes.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Its poster is a still life every Jeddah resident knows, a rooftop of water tanks and air conditioners against a hazy sky.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of hazy
Adjective
  • At Emporio Armani, models walked the runway in gossamer-thin tanks and misty trousers that toed the line between lavender and blue.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 June 2026
  • Base yourself in Cerro Verde or Lago de Coatepeque for crater views and misty mornings above the clouds, then climb Santa Ana Volcano.
    — Angelika Pokovba, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026
Definition of misty
Adjective
  • Budget Director Ray Baker said Miami-Dade should have about $500 million in its rainy-day fund, but the county has less than $90 million available to tap after a calamity like a hurricane.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The park’s sand dunes are striped with turquoise and emerald lagoons (which accumulate during the rainy season), creating the effect of infinitely repeating oases.
    — Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of rainy
Adjective
  • But the situation remains murky and operations are cumbersome, with rescuers digging by hand.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • And yet the nugget of knowledge from his vast experience of traversing 120 yards (110 metres) via two 60-yard lengths in a trench – dug 4ft deep and 3ft wide in a Welsh field – filled with murky, mucky river water is not a tip about technique.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of murky
Adjective
  • Deravi’s team is focused on the Pieridae family of butterflies, which includes examples like the clouded sulfur (Colias philodice) and cabbage white (Pieris rapae).
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Symptoms include eye pain, a sensation of something being stuck in the eye, watering, light sensitivity, redness, irritation and blurred or clouded vision.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of clouded
Adjective
  • The Further, in other words, doesn’t just have to be a foggy, dim netherworld.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Brain Fog Feeling mentally foggy or having difficulty concentrating could be a subtle sign that your omega-3 levels are low.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of foggy

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“Smoggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoggy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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