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filthy Synonyms

Another word for filthy

Choosing another word for filthy depends on context, so the 23 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 4 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• adjective (Context 1)

Disgustingly dirty; covered in or characterized by foul matter.

Usage Example

"The children came inside with dirty boots after playing in the mud all afternoon."

Strongest
dirty
grimy
Strong
squalid
foul
grubby
soiled
unclean
mucky

• adjective (Context 2)

Obscene, offensive, or morally corrupt.

Usage Example

"The comedian was criticized for relying too heavily on obscene jokes during the broadcast."

Strongest
obscene
vulgar
Strong
indecent
lewd
smutty
dirty
crude
coarse

• adverb (Context 3)

To an extreme or offensive degree (used chiefly in the phrase 'filthy rich').

Usage Example

"After selling his software startup, he became stinking rich overnight."

Strongest
stinking
Strong
extremely
obscenely
immensely

• adjective (Context 4)

Extremely unpleasant, severe, or stormy (especially of weather or a person's mood).

Usage Example

"We decided to postpone our hike across the moors because of the foul weather."

Strongest
foul
Strong
vile
nasty
wretched
inclement

Opposites of filthy

The opposite of filthy shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

clean
decent
pleasant
immaculate
spotless
pristine
fair
wholesome
See all opposites of filthy

• Nearby Words

filth
filthily
filthiness
filthy
filtrate
filtration
fimi

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Filthy. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/filthy
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