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squalor

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of squalor

very bad and dirty conditions

The family was living in squalor.

I was shocked by the squalor of their surroundings.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of squalor

blackness, dinge, dinginess, dirtiness, dustiness, filthiness, foulness, griminess, grubbiness, nastiness, smuttiness, soilage, sordidness, squalidness, uncleanliness, uncleanness

discoloration, staining

impureness, impurity

messiness, mussiness, sloppiness, untidiness

muddiness, sootiness

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of squalor

cleanliness, spotlessness

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