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slum Synonyms

Another word for slum

Choosing another word for slum depends on context, so the synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

A squalid and overcrowded urban street or district inhabited by very poor people.

Usage Example

"The municipal government launched an ambitious initiative to improve sanitation and housing in the city's slums."

Strongest
shantytown
Strong
ghetto
hovel
Weak
rookery

• verb (Context 2)

To voluntarily spend time in a lower social level or in less comfortable conditions than one is used to (often used in the phrase 'slum it').

Usage Example

"Instead of booking a luxury resort, they decided to rough it it in a budget hostel for the weekend."

Strong
rough it

• Nearby Words

sluggishness
sluglike
sluice
slum
slumber
slumberland
slumberous

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