1
as in dirt
foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something
the filth in the restaurant's kitchen was unbelievable
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2
as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene
films full of filth and violence
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Recent Examples of filth
Ultimately, as power slips away like a wet bar of soap, the filth that can no longer be cleansed ensures Richard’s satisfying demise.
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
There are shots of a flooded nursery, Mickey Mouse cribs rippling in filth.
—Ariel Saramandi, The Dial, 29 July 2025
This habitual house of filth can be found under Y & C Restaurant and, with this record, the owners should want inspection details hidden under a different name.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
One person reported seeing two rats feeding on filth in the area closest to houses on the center’s northern border.
—Mike Hendricks
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
There are shots of a flooded nursery, Mickey Mouse cribs rippling in filth.
—Ariel Saramandi, The Dial, 29 July 2025
This habitual house of filth can be found under Y & C Restaurant and, with this record, the owners should want inspection details hidden under a different name.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
One person reported seeing two rats feeding on filth in the area closest to houses on the center’s northern border.
—Mike Hendricks
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filth
Noun
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The coir mat is durable and will catch dirt or mud before entering your home.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
20 Sep. 2025
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Pants like Ewedoos’ Wide-leg Stretchy Work Pants are soft and loose-fitting for all-day wear, plus their dark color easily hides food or drink spills, wrinkles, dirt, and sweat.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Brain rot has become unavoidable, its grossness ubiquitous.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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McMillan looks like a future star Lost in the muck of the overall offensive performance against the Cardinals was McMillan.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
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The study recommends strategic test areas of algicide and treatments to sequester nutrients after large-scale mechanical clearing of the muck.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Scott also wanted that level of vulgarity because the song was inspired by true events.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The sour stench of the carcasses was a vulgarity almost too great to bear.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Regenerative agriculture and bioenergy are at the center of this shift—restoring soils, reducing emissions and creating new value streams for farmers and communities.—
Lucy Hurst,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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And these survived only because clay and salt in the surrounding soil protected them from further decay.—
Dirk Schulze-Makuch,
Big Think,
17 Sep. 2025
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This includes serving as a sewage station for your body—filtering and detoxing your blood, breaking down old red blood cells and recycling their iron—and a manufacturing plant of sorts—making key proteins and immune system cells, storing vitamins and minerals and processing your nutrients.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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According to authorities, operational disruptions at the wastewater plant generated excessive sewage odors that affected residents.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some of us yelled obscenities instead.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Since Missouri vanity plates have to follow the state obscenity law, a court would need to find that the state law violates the First Amendment.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Little Calumet, just blocks from where Steagall used to live, had shores like quicksand from all the toxic sludge and the Grand Calumet River was one of the most polluted bodies of water emptying into Lake Michigan.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
15 Sep. 2025
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Desalinating that water, however, would produce tons of brine, or super-salty sludge, as waste.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Filth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filth. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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