dirty
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Sense: Verb: make unclean
Synonyms:
soil Collocations, sully, stain Collocations, muddy Collocations, muck up , smear Collocations, defile, tarnish, blacken, foul Collocations, spoil Collocations, get sth/sb messy, encrust, coat Collocations, spot Collocations, daub, blot, blur Collocations, make sth dusty, smudge Collocations, dribble, draggle, speck Collocations, blotch, spatter, splash Collocations, decay Collocations, pollute, contaminate, debase, make sth impure
Antonyms:
clean Collocations, cleanse, tidy up, sanitize, wash Collocations, decontaminate, disinfect, launder
Sense: Adjective: containing dirt
Synonyms:
filthy Collocations, messy Collocations, unwashed, soiled, grimy, unclean, stained Collocations, spotted Collocations, muddy Collocations, mucky, grubby, scuzzy, foul Collocations, gross Collocations , cruddy , unlaundered, scummy, unsanitary, unhygienic, polluted, nasty Collocations , slovenly, dusty Collocations, undusted, squalid, sloppy Collocations, lousy Collocations , unsightly, straggly, tarnished, smudged, fouled, greasy Collocations, spattered, smutty, smutted, sooty, smoky, slimy Collocations, rusty Collocations, murky Collocations, dingy, unswept, unpolished, crummy, scrubby, icky , flyspecked, yucky , bedraggled
Antonyms:
clean Collocations, sanitary, spotless, tidy Collocations, spick-and-span, immaculate, unsoiled, washed, laundered, dry-cleaned, decontaminated, disinfected
Sense: Adjective: obscene - informal
Synonyms:
pornographic, smutty, sexually explicit, lewd Collocations, filthy Collocations , X-rated, obscene, adult Collocations, porn Collocations, porno , sleazy, vulgar, indecent, lustful, sexual Collocations, blue Collocations , top-shelf , coarse Collocations, ribald, lascivious, lecherous, squalid, scatological, off-color , off-colour , naughty Collocations , erotic
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Sense: Adjective: dishonest or unethical - informal
Synonyms:
nasty Collocations, contemptible, mean Collocations, ruthless Collocations, dishonest Collocations, despicable Collocations, good-for-nothing , low Collocations, low-down , sneaky Collocations, underhand, unscrupulous, treacherous Collocations, underhanded, cheating, shabby Collocations, unethical, immoral, disagreeable, base Collocations, dishonorable, dishonourable , cheap Collocations , unsportsmanlike, unsporting, foul Collocations, unfair Collocations, below the belt, illegal Collocations, shameful, corrupt Collocations, crooked Collocations , bent Collocations
Antonyms:
clean Collocations, fair Collocations, legitimate, sportsmanlike, honorable, moral Collocations, ethical