Thesaurus
squalid
Synonyms and Antonyms of squalid
- The squalid boarding house was overrun with rats.
raunchy, scuzzy [slang], shabby, skanky [slang], sleazy
insanitary, uncleaned, unsanitary, unsterile, unsterilized, unwashed
bedraggled, befouled, begrimed, bemired, besmirched, black, blackened, cruddy, dingy, dirty, draggled, dusty, filthy, foul, grimy, grotty [chiefly British], grubby, grungy, mucky, muddy, nasty, smudged, smutty, soiled, sordid, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleanly
contaminated, defiled, germy, impure, polluted, tainted
littered, messed, messy, sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidy
collied [chiefly British dialect], fuliginous, sooty
clean, cleanly, immaculate, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless, stainless, ultraclean, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied
cleaned, cleansed, groomed, neat, tidy
bright, flawless, perfect, shiny, sparkling, unspotted, untouched
taintless, unblemished, undefiled, unpolluted, untainted, virgin, wholesome
- The whole squalid affair will rightly end the politician's public career.
base, detestable, dishonorable, execrable, ignoble, low, low-down, nasty, shabby, sordid, vile
cheap, contemptible, cruddy, deplorable, despicable, dirty, grubby, lame, lousy, mean, nasty, paltry, pitiable, pitiful, ratty, scabby, scummy, scurvy, sneaking, sorry, wretched
abhorrent, abominable, condemnable, detestable, execrable, hateful, loathsome, odious
disgusting, reptilian, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, revulsive
discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, ignominious, shameful
Synonym Discussion of squalid
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- a dirty littered street
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- a stained greasy floor, utterly filthy
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- a foul-smelling open sewer
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- it's a nasty job to clean up after a sick cat
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- had a nasty fall
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- his answer gave her a nasty shock
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- squalid slums
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- don't ask me to do your dirty work
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- filthy street language
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- a foul story of lust and greed
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- a stand-up comedian known for nasty humor
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- engaged in a series of squalid affairs
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