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foulverb to make dirtythe mechanic fouled the bath towels with axle grease befoul, begrime, bemire, besmirch, blacken, daub, dirty, distain(archaic), gaum(dialect), grime, mire, muck, muddy, smirch, smudge, soil, stain, sully contaminate, defile, pollute, taintdiscolorconfuse, disarrange, disarray, dishevel, disorder, draggle, jumble, mess, muddlecolly(chiefly British dialect), crock(dialect) clean, cleanse decontaminate, purge, purifydisinfect, sanitizebrush, dry-clean, dust, launder, mop, rinse, scour, scrub, sweep, wash, wipebrighten, deodorize, freshen, renew, spruce (up)straighten (up), tidy (up) to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirableindustrial pollution fouling the water supply befoul, contaminate, defile, poison, pollute, taint infectbegrime, besmirch, blacken, dirty, foul up, grime, mire, muddy, smirch, smudge, soil, stain, sullycorrupt, rot, spoiladulterate, doctordilute, water down decontaminate, purify clarify, clean, cleanse, clear, distill(also distil), purgefilterdisinfect, sanitize, sterilize to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyesthe minister was irreparably fouled by baseless rumors and allegations abase, chasten, cheapen, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, lower, shame, sink, smirch, take down abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattlebelittle, castigate, criticize, cry down, decry, depreciate, detract, diminish, discount, disparage, minimize, put down, ridicule, write offbad-mouth, defame, defile, libel, malign, slanderaffront, insultcensure, condemn, damn, denounce, execrate, reprehend, reprobate aggrandize, canonize, deify, elevate, exalt acclaim, applaud, boast, celebrate, cheer, cite, commend, compliment, congratulate, decorate, eulogize, extol(also extoll), fete(or fête), hail, honor, laud, praise, salute, toutacknowledge, recognizehighlight, play up, spotlightdignify, ennoble, enshrine, ensky, enthrone, glorify, magnifyadvance, boost, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, upliftidealize, romanticize to go through decompositionunless you want to smell the organic refuse as it fouls, locate the compost heap away from the house break down, corrupt, decay, decompose, disintegrate, fester, mold, molder, perish(chiefly British), putrefy, rot, spoil sour, turn, turn off(British)contaminate, defile, pollute, taintaddle, curdle, fermentmortifyrustcrumble, decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, dilapidate, sink, wither fall apart, go to seed(or run to seed) age, develop, grow, mature, ripenrefresh, renew, restorecleanse, purifyassemble, compose, integrateameliorate, better, improve, meliorate marked by wet and windy conditionsthe foul weather brought out the windbreakers and rain slickers as everyone braced for a day of rough sailing bleak, dirty, inclement, nasty, raw, rough, squally, stormy, tempestuous, turbulent blowy, blustering, blustery, breezy, gusty, windblown, windsweptcloudy, overcast, sunlessrainy, snowyfoggy, hazy, misty, murky, soupy bright, clear, clement, cloudless, fair, sunny, sunshiny, unclouded rainlessbalmy, calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, pleasant, serene not being in accordance with the rules or standards of what is fair in sportan aggressive hockey player who is known for his foul play and readiness for a fight dirty, illegal, nasty, unfair, unsportsmanlike dishonorable, shabby, shamefulignoble, low, mean, ungentlemanlyimmoral, rotten, unchivalrous, unethical, unjust, unprincipled, unrighteous, unscrupulous below the belt clean, fair, legal, sportsmanlike, sportsmanly just, law-abidingethical, moral, principled, righteous, scrupuloushonorable, irreproachable, unimpeachable causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentmenta foul taste that made us gag abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, disgusting, distasteful, dreadful, evil, fulsome, gross, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, noxious, obnoxious, obscene, odious, offensive, rancid, repellent(also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting, scandalous, shocking, sickening, ugly exceptionable, objectionablebrackish, disagreeable, dislikable(also dislikeable), unpleasantcontemptible, despicable, detestable, hard, hatefulunhealthy, unsavory, unwholesomeexecrable, lousy, miserableatrocious, frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome(also grewsome), heinous, horrific, horrifying, lurid, macabre, monstrous, nightmarish, sick, sickish, sickly, terrible, unspeakable, vileoff-putting, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcomebarbarous, unchristian, uncivilized, ungodly, unholydistressing, disturbing, upsetting innocuous, inoffensive acceptable, agreeable, alluring, appealing, attractive, blessed(also blest), congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, delightsome, desirable, dreamy, dulcet, enjoyable, felicitous, gratifying, heavenly, inviting, likable(or likeable), luscious, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, savory(also savoury), sweet, welcomeunexceptionable, unobjectionablehealthful, healthy, restorative, salubrious, salutary, wholesome depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite societythat movie features nonstop foul language bawdy, blue, coarse, crude, dirty, filthy, gross, gutter, impure, indecent, lascivious, lewd, locker-room, nasty, obscene, pornographic, porny, profane, raunchy, ribald, smutty, stag, trashy, unprintable, vulgar, wanton, X-rated broad, coarse-grained, gamy(or gamey), off, off-color(or off-colored), racy, risqué, salacious, salty, suggestivebarnyard, earthy, scatologicalimmodest, indecorous, indelicate, low, unbecomingdepraved, kinky, louche, naughty, perverse, perverted, wickedexceptionable, objectionable, unacceptable, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcomeabhorrent, debasing, disgusting, loathsome, offensive, repellent(also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revoltingdistasteful, obnoxious, unpleasantblamable, blameworthy, censurable, reprehensibleatrocious, infamousabusive, scurriloushard-core, soft, soft-core clean, decent, G-rated, nonobscene, wholesome priggish, prim, prudish, puritanical, staid, straitlaced(or straightlaced), Victoriancorrect, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable, seemlyinnocuous, inoffensiveacceptable, agreeable, desirable, pleasant, pleasing, welcomeappropriate, becoming, fit, meet, suitableimmaculate, perfect, pure, spotless, virginalapproved, endorsed(also indorsed), sanctioned having an unpleasant smellthe foul fumes from the paper mill fetid, frowsty(chiefly British), frowsy(or frowzy), funky, fusty, malodorous, musty, noisome, rank, reeking, reeky, ripe, smelly, stenchy, stinking, stinky, strong putrid, rancid, skunky, stalebad, disgusting, offensive, repulsive, revolting, viledecayed, decaying, decomposed, decomposing, rotted, rotten, rotting, spoiled, spoilingdirty, filthy, nasty, noxiousodiferous, odoriferous, odorous ambrosial, aromatic, fragrant, perfumed, redolent, savory(also savoury), scented, sweet flowery, fruity, spicy, woodsy not cleanI wouldn't play in the foul rainwater that's collected in the feeding trough bedraggled, befouled, begrimed, bemired, besmirched, black, blackened, cruddy, dingy, dirty, draggled, dusty, filthy, grimy, grotty(chiefly British), grubby, grungy, mucky, muddy, nasty, smudged, smutty, soiled, sordid, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleanly contaminated, defiled, germy, impure, polluted, taintedinsanitary, uncleaned, unsanitary, unsterile, unsterilized, unwashedgreasy, gunkychaotic, cluttered, confused, disarranged, disarrayed, disheveled(or dishevelled), disordered, jumbled, littered, messed, messy, muddled, mussed, mussy, rumpled, scruffy, sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidyraunchy, scuzzy(slang), shabby, skanky(slang), sleazy, squalidcollied(chiefly British dialect), crocked(dialect), fuliginous, sooty clean, cleanly, immaculate, spick-and-span(or spic-and-span), spotless, stainless, ultraclean, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied clear, limpid, purecleaned, cleansed, combed, groomed, neat, ordered, orderly, tidybleached, purified, whitenedbright, flawless, perfect, shiny, sparkling, unspotted, untouchedtaintless, unblemished, undefiled, unpolluted, untainted, virgin, wholesome adj.dirty, filthy, foul, nasty, squalid mean conspicuously unclean or impure.dirty emphasizes the presence of dirt more than an emotional reaction to it.a dirty littered street filthy carries a strong suggestion of offensiveness and typically of gradually accumulated dirt that begrimes and besmears.a stained greasy floor, utterly filthy foul implies extreme offensiveness and an accumulation of what is rotten or stinking.a foul-smelling open sewer nasty applies to what is actually foul or is repugnant to one expecting freshness, cleanliness, or sweetness.it's a nasty job to clean up after a sick cat In practice, nasty is often weakened to the point of being no more than a synonym of unpleasant or disagreeable.had a nasty fall his answer gave her a nasty shock squalid adds to the idea of dirtiness and filth that of slovenly neglect.squalid slums All these terms are also applicable to moral uncleanness or baseness or obscenity.dirty then stresses meanness or despicablenessdon't ask me to do your dirty work , while filthy and foul describe disgusting obscenity or loathsome behaviorfilthy street language a foul story of lust and greed , and nasty implies a peculiarly offensive unpleasantness.a stand-up comedian known for nasty humor Distinctively, squalid implies sordidness as well as baseness and dirtiness.engaged in a series of squalid affairs before the 12th century |