smut 1 of 2

noun

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as in soil
foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something once a year they cleaned all of the smut out of the chimney

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2
as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene the talk-show host is famous for shows filled with smut and scandal

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smut

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verb

as in to dirty

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Recent Examples of smut
Noun
Your e-mail is overrun with spam, scams, and smut. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 But the app remained glitchy, the glass smuts easily, and the device still feels less than fully baked at the moment, especially at its price. — Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 7 Apr. 2026 Some of the most common diseases affecting sweet corn are Northern corn leaf blight, common rust, and common smut. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026 At the time, OpenAI told the Journal that its adult mode would be smut and not pornography. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for smut
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smut
  1. soil
  2. grossness
  3. dirty
  4. dirt
  5. vulgarity
  6. smear
  7. muck
  8. obscenity
Noun
  • This was a real life, post-WWII intelligence operation that relocated over 1,500 German engineers, scientists, and technicians — some confirmed to have been Nazis — in order to utilize their skills in and on behalf of American soil.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Farming perennials is less disruptive to that carbon-capturing soil.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of soil
Noun
  • But Paddy’s isn’t Sudz, and the Gang’s efforts to soft-pedal their antics to be more in line with those mainstream bars devolved into typical Sunny-style hostility and off-putting grossness.
    — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
  • All your Dad has to do is fill it and drink—the microfilter membrane will do the rest by removing chlorine odors, dirt, bacteria, and any other grossness floating around in there.
    — Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
Definition of grossness
Verb
  • Satisfy your lasagna craving without dirtying up a pile of dishes.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
  • The zipper shoe compartment keeps your shoes from dirtying up your clothing, and the massive interior can hold many outfits for your weekend getaway.
    — Olivia Dubyak, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of dirty
Noun
  • Designed for limp, oily, and dull hair, the color-safe formula washes away stubborn dirt and grime—common culprits of flat waves—while a lineup of amino acids work to soften and strengthen strands.
    — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Removing Stains From Bathroom Floors Grout is porous and absorbs all the moisture, dirt, and soap scum it’s exposed to, and that can leave it looking dark and dingy.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of dirt
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  • In a sprightly performance rife with oddball mannerisms, Gnecco gives Borges equal parts impish wisdom, earthy vulgarity and childlike wonder, rarely letting a moment’s silence go unfilled with eager chatter.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The distinction between ugliness and vulgarity feels important now.
    — Debbie Millman, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of vulgarity
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  • Darker smears around the crater’s rim contain surface rocks and lunar dust called regolith previously altered by solar winds, micrometeorites, and cosmic radiation over an extended period of time.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The atmosphere works on them a little bit harder and reduces their strength and smears them a little bit more.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of smear
Noun
  • The film could have only benefited from narrowing its scope away from all the government muck, an attempt to flesh out a mythology for its villains that are scarier simply as faceless, mysterious weapons of mass destruction.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The deep muck provides a cap for the shallow aquifer, helping to clean and filter freshwater that supplies drinking water for Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe and parts of Palm Beach County.
    — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of muck
Noun
  • My main point is not just that there's lots of obscenity in both, but also lots of poetics in both.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Now, as some have noted, there are Supreme Court precedents that have already held that broadcasters don’t have complete free speech rights around things like, for example, obscenity.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of obscenity

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“Smut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smut. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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