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100 Other Words for “Dirty”

April 20, 2026

100 Other Words for

No. Term Definition
1. a mess very untidy or dirty state
2. ashy covered with ash
3. befouled made foul or dirty
4. begrimed covered with grime
5. besmirched made dirty; sullied
6. blackened made black, often by soot
7. bloodstained stained with blood
8. blotched marked with irregular patches
9. caked-on stuck on in a thick layer
10. clogged blocked by accumulated matter
11. clotted thickened into lumps
12. contaminated made impure by contact
13. cruddy dirty; of poor quality
14. crusted covered with a crust
15. defiled made dirty or impure
16. dingy darkened by dirt or age
17. disheveled untidy; not well kept
18. dust-covered covered with dust
19. dust-laden full of dust
20. dusty covered with dust
21. encrusted covered with a hard layer
22. fetid smelling extremely bad
23. filthy very dirty; covered with grime
24. foul offensively dirty or smelly
25. germy covered with germs
26. greasy covered with grease or oil
27. grime-caked caked with grime
28. grime-covered covered in grime
29. grime-laden full of grime
30. grime-streaked streaked with grime
31. grimy covered with grime
32. gritty full of small hard particles
33. grubby dirty, especially from handling
34. grungy dirty and shabby
35. gunked up clogged with sticky dirt
36. gunky covered with sticky dirt
37. hazy not clear; slightly obscured
38. impure not pure; contaminated
39. in a mess very untidy or dirty
40. in disarray untidy; not clean or orderly
41. indecent not proper; obscene
42. infected contaminated with disease organisms
43. ink-stained stained with ink
44. lewd crudely sexual
45. littered strewn with rubbish
46. lousy very bad; unpleasantly dirty
47. malodorous having a bad smell
48. marked-up covered with marks or scuffs
49. messy untidy; not clean
50. mildewed affected by mildew
51. moldy covered with mold
52. mucky full of dirt or mud
53. mud-caked caked with mud
54. mud-splattered spattered with mud
55. mud-streaked streaked with mud
56. muddy covered with mud; not clear
57. murky dark and dirty-looking
58. musty stale-smelling from damp
59. nasty very unpleasant; dirty
60. neglected not cared for; left dirty
61. noisome harmful or foul-smelling
62. obscene offensively sexual or vulgar
63. off-color slightly indecent or improper
64. oil-stained stained with oil
65. oily covered with or containing oil
66. opaque not clear; not transparent
67. paint-splattered spattered with paint
68. paint-stained stained with paint
69. polluted contaminated with harmful substances
70. pungent sharply strong-smelling
71. putrid rotten-smelling; foul
72. ragged torn and dirty-looking
73. rank strong-smelling and unpleasant
74. reeky smelling strongly and unpleasantly
75. revolting extremely unpleasant; filthy
76. rubbish-strewn covered with scattered rubbish
77. run-down in poor, dirty condition
78. scuzzy dirty and unpleasant
79. slimy covered with slime; slick
80. smeared spread messily over a surface
81. smelly having a noticeable odor
82. smudged marked with a smear
83. soiled made dirty; stained
84. squalid extremely dirty and unpleasant
85. stained marked with a discoloration
86. sticky covered with a tacky substance
87. stinky smelling bad
88. tainted contaminated; made impure
89. tar-stained stained with tar
90. tarnished dulled; no longer clean-looking
91. tarred covered with tar
92. tattered worn and dirty-looking
93. trash-strewn covered with scattered trash
94. unbathed not bathed; not clean
95. unclean not clean; dirty
96. unkempt not neat or clean
97. unsanitary not hygienic; likely to spread germs
98. unwashed not washed; dirty
99. vile extremely unpleasant; foul
100. vulgar coarse; lacking decency
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