Synonyms of squalor

squalor

noun

as in staining

very bad and dirty conditions

The family was living in squalor.

I was shocked by the squalor of their surroundings.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• staining
• dinge
• dustiness
• foulness
• dirtiness
• sordidness
• messiness
• grubbiness
• uncleanliness
• dinginess
• griminess
• filthiness
• uncleanness
• insanitation
• soilage
• nastiness
• sloppiness
• squalidness
• untidiness
• discoloration
• impurity
• muddiness
• smuttiness
• impureness
• mussiness
• sootiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purity
• cleanliness
• spotlessness

Examples of squalor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This isn’t to say that the Vanderpump Rules cast are necessarily living in squalor. —Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 21 May 2024

Of course, extended visions of squalor and despair would have worked against this cinematic ode to those who dream of the future. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 May 2024

The squalor and the power imbalance between camp guards and camp dwellers has led to another unhealthy development. —Hilary Matfess, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2016

Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga, the executive director of ALAS and a mental health provider, said the extent of squalor people were living in was often hidden from nonprofit staff, not to mention local officials. —Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024