dirty

The word “dirty” has 2 syllables: dir-ty

It's pronounced as /ˈdɜːr.ti/

What is synonym and antonym for dirty?

In the thesaurus, “dirty” has 347 synonyms and 162 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for dirty along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for dirty

abhorrent
abominable
abusive
atrocious
bad
barnyard
base
bawdy
bedraggled
befoul
befouled
begrime
begrimed
below the belt
bemire
bemired
besmirch
besmirched
besoil
black
blacken
blackened
blamable
blameworthy
bleak
blotch
blowy
blue
blur
blustering
blustery
breezy
bribable
broad
censurable
chaotic
cheap
cheating
cloudy
cluttered
coarse
coarse-grained
coat
collied
colly
condemnable
confuse
confused
contaminate
contaminated
contemptible
corrupt
corrupted
corruptible
cowardly
craven
crock
crocked
crooked
cruddy
crude
cruel
crummy
currish
cutthroat
dastardly
daub
debase
debased
debasing
debauched
deceitful
defile
defiled
degenerate
degraded
demoralized
deplorable
depraved
despicable
detestable
dingy
disarrange
disarranged
disarray
disarrayed
discolor
discreditable
disgraceful
disgusting
dishevel
disheveled
dishevelled
dishonest
dishonorable
dishonorably
disorder
disordered
disreputable
dissipated
dissolute
distain
distasteful
double-dealing
draggle
draggled
dreggy
dungy
dusty
earthy
encrust
evil
exceptionable
execrable
filthy
foggy
foul
fouled
fuliginous
gamey
gamy
gaum
germy
greasy
grime
grimy
gross
grotty
grubby
grungy
gunky
gusty
gutter
hack
hard-core
hateful
hazy
icky
ignoble
ignobly
ignominious
illegal
illegally
immodest
immoral
immorally
impure
inclement
indecent
indecorous
indelicate
infamous
iniquitous
insanitary
jumble
jumbled
kinky
lame
lascivious
lewd
littered
loathsome
locker-room
louche
lousy
low
low-down
low-minded
machiavellian
make dusty
make impure
mean
mercenary
mess
mess up
messed
messy
mire
miscreant
misty
muck
mucky
muddle
muddled
muddy
mung
murky
mussed
mussy
nasty
naughty
nefarious
objectionable
obnoxious
obscene
odious
off
off-color
off-colored
offensive
overcast
paltry
perverse
perverted
pitiable
pitiful
pollute
polluted
pornographic
porny
profane
purchasable
racy
rainy
ratty
raunchy
raw
repellant
repellent
reprehensible
reproachable
reprobate
reptilian
repugnant
repulsive
revolting
revulsive
ribald
rotten
rough
rumpled
salacious
salty
scabby
scatological
scruffy
scummy
scurrilous
scurvy
scuzzy
shabby
shady
shameful
shifty
sinful
skanky
slatternly
sleazy
slimy
sloppy
slovenly
smear
smirch
smoke
smudge
smudged
smutch
smutty
sneaking
sneaky
snide
snowy
soft
soft-core
soil
soiled
sooty
sordid
sorry
soupy
spatter
spattered
spoil
spot
spotted
squalid
squally
stag
stain
stained
stormy
straggly
suggestive
sullied
sully
sunless
sweat
taint
tainted
tar
tarnish
tempestuous
temptable
trashy
turbulent
unacceptable
unbecoming
unchaste
unchivalrous
unclean
uncleaned
uncleanly
underhanded
underhandedly
undesirable
undusted
unethical
unethically
unfair
ungentlemanly
unhygienic
unjust
unkempt
unlaundered
unmoral
unpleasant
unprincipled
unprintable
unrighteous
unsanitary
unscrupulous
unsightly
unsportsmanlike
unsterile
unsterilized
unswept
untidy
untruthful
unwanted
unwashed
unwelcome
unworthy
venal
vicious
vile
villainous
vitiated
vulgar
wanton
warped
wicked
windblown
windswept
wretched
wrong
x-rated
yucky

Antonyms for dirty

acceptable
admirable
agreeable
appropriate
approved
balmy
becoming
blameless
bleached
bright
brighten
brush
calm
clean
cleaned
cleanly
cleanse
cleansed
clear
clement
cloudless
combed
commendable
correct
creditable
decent
decontaminate
decorous
deodorize
desirable
disinfect
dry-clean
dust
endorsed
ethical
ethically
excellent
exemplary
fair
fairly
fit
flawless
flourish
freshen
g-rated
genteel
good
groomed
grow
guiltless
halcyon
high
high-minded
high-mindedly
honest
honorable
honorably
immaculate
improve
incorruptible
indorsed
innocuous
inoffensive
irreproachable
just
laudable
launder
law-abiding
legal
legally
limpid
lofty
meet
meritorious
mop
moral
morally
neat
nice
noble
nobly
nonobscene
ordered
orderly
peaceful
perfect
placid
pleasant
pleasing
polite
praiseworthy
priggish
prim
principled
proper
prudish
pure
purge
purified
purify
puritanical
rainless
redoubtable
renew
reputable
respectable
right
right-minded
righteous
rinse
sanctioned
sanitize
scour
scrub
scrupulous
seemly
serene
shiny
sparkling
spic-and-span
spick-and-span
sportsmanlike
sportsmanly
spotless
staid
stainless
sterile
sterilize
straight
straightlaced
straitlaced
suitable
sunny
sunshiny
sweep
taintless
tidy
ultraclean
unblemished
unclouded
uncorrupted
undefiled
unerring
unimpeachable
unpolluted
unsoiled
unspotted
unstained
unsullied
untainted
untouched
upright
venerable
victorian
virgin
virginal
virtuous
wash
welcome
whitened
wholesome
wipe

Meanings of dirty

verb
1. To make (something) dirty.
2. To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
3. To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).
4. To become soiled.
adjective
1. Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
2. That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
3. Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
4. Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.
5. Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
6. Out of tune.
7. Of color, discolored by impurities.
8. Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.
9. Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
10. Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
11. Sleety; gusty; stormy.
12. Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.
13. Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
adverb
1. In a dirty manner.

Example Sentences

His shoes were covered in dirty mud after the hike.
She washed the dirty dishes after dinner.
The children came home with dirty hands from playing outside.
He refused to wear the dirty shirt and chose a clean one instead.
The floor was so dirty that it needed a thorough cleaning.

On this page you'll find 509 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to dirty, such as: abhorrent, abominable, abusive, acceptable, admirable, agreeable, appropriate.

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