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begrimed
[bih-grahym] 
| Main Entry: |
blacken
[blak-uhn]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | darken |
| Synonyms: | befoul, begrime, blot, cloud, deepen, ebonize, grow dark, grow dim, ink, make dark, shade, smudge, soil |
| Antonyms: | bleach, lighten, whiten |
| Main Entry: | dirty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | soiled, unclean |
| Synonyms: | bedraggled, begrimed, black, contaminated, cruddy, crummy, defiled, disarrayed, dishabille, disheveled, dreggy, dungy, dusty, filthy, foul, fouled, greasy, grimy, grubby, grungy, icky, lousy, messy, mucky, muddy, mung, murky, nasty, pigpen, polluted, raunchy, scummy, scuzzy, slatternly, slimy, sloppy, slovenly, smudged, smutty, sooty, spattered, spotted, squalid, stained, straggly, sullied, undusted, unhygienic, unkempt, unlaundered, unsanitary, unsightly, unswept, untidy, unwashed, yucky |
| Antonyms: | clean, pure, spotless, sterile |
| Main Entry: | dirty |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause to be soiled |
| Synonyms: | begrime, besoil, blacken, blotch, blur, botch, coat, contaminate, corrupt, debase, decay, defile, discolor, draggle, encrust, foul, grime, make dusty, make impure, mess up, mold, muddy, pollute, rot, smear, smirch, smoke, smudge, smutch, spatter, spoil, spot, stain, sully, sweat, taint, tar, tarnish |
| Antonyms: | clean, cleanse, purify, sterilize |
| Main Entry: | filthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dirty, polluted |
| Synonyms: | begrimed, black, blackened, cruddy, crummy, disheveled, fecal, feculent, foul, grimy, gross*, grubby, grungy, impure, loathsome, miry, mucky, muddy, nasty, obscene, offensive, putrid, repulsive, revolting, scummy, sleazy, slimy, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly, smoky, soiled, soily, sooty, squalid, unclean, uncleanly, unkempt, unwashed, verminous, vile, yecchy |
| Antonyms: | clean, pure, sterile, unpolluted |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | foul |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or become dirty |
| Synonyms: | befoul, begrime, besmear, besmirch, block, catch, choke, clog, contaminate, defile, desecrate, discolor, ensnare, entangle, fill, jam, pollute, profane, smear, smudge, snarl, soil, spot, stain, sully, taint, tarnish, twist |
| Antonyms: | clean, purify, sterilize |
| Main Entry: | grimy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dirty |
| Synonyms: | begrimed, besmirched, cruddy, dingy*, filthy, foul, grubby, grungy, messy, mucky, nasty, scuzzy, sleazy*, smeared, smutty, soiled, sooty, sordid, squalid, unclean |
| Antonyms: | clean, pure, sterile |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | smoky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hazy, sooty |
| Synonyms: | begrimed, black, burning, caliginous, dingy, fumy, gray, grimy, messy, murky, reeking, silvery, smoke-colored, smoldering, thick, vaporous |
| Antonyms: | clean, clear, unpolluted |
| Main Entry: | smudge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | smear, dirty |
| Synonyms: | begrime, blacken, blotch, blur, daub, defile, foul, grime, mark, plaster, slop, smirch, soil, spatter, sully, taint, tarnish |
| Antonyms: | clean |
| Main Entry: | soil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make dirty |
| Synonyms: | bedraggle, befoul, begrime, besmirch, contaminate, crumb, debase, defile, degrade, dirty, discolor, disgrace, foul, grime, maculate, mess, mess up, muck up, muck, muddy, muss up, muss, pollute, shame, smear, smudge, spatter, spoil, spot, stain, sully, taint, tar, tarnish |
| Antonyms: | clean |
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