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
The water on the floor was gritty and black, and the man moved the filth around.
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Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
Looking the Part If filth means people treat you worse, then fancy clothes mean people in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 treat you better.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
In this raucous odyssey a wanton minx quests hard across a dreamy landscape of smut, filth and psychics, hustling to lift a curse that has been f*cking her sh*t up.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
Hollywood’s ghosts fill Lynch’s work, and so does its muck and its filth.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
Looking the Part If filth means people treat you worse, then fancy clothes mean people in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 treat you better.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
In this raucous odyssey a wanton minx quests hard across a dreamy landscape of smut, filth and psychics, hustling to lift a curse that has been f*cking her sh*t up.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
Hollywood’s ghosts fill Lynch’s work, and so does its muck and its filth.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filth
Noun
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In fact, there’s plenty of dirt and animals trotting around the house — a tangible way of indicating the family’s lack of wealth compared to characters like Darcy and his friend, Charles Bingley.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
18 Apr. 2025
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Crew members come up to Landau to discuss the process of making the floor resemble real dirt and mud, whether a test-your-strength carnival machine can be struck in time with the music, as well as drafts of a digital rendering of the sky that will grace the LED screen at the back of the stage.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The war settled into a brutal battle of attrition with limited movement along a frontline stretching for 600 miles through muck of eastern Ukraine.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Clippers’ success lately isn’t just stemming from them making games ugly with their defense and slogging through the muck.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Lashing out from the White House, Mr. Trump used a vulgarity to accuse Mr. Xi and Mr. Lam of plotting to exploit the United States.—
Ann Scott Tyson,
Christian Science Monitor,
15 Apr. 2025
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Those incidents range from keying swastikas to spray-painting other vulgarities.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Teams will eventually undertake soil studies and drone-based, multispectral ground sensing to measure potential improvements to soil quality and carbon capture capacity on farmland that uses these techniques.—
Robin Roenker,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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To minimize outdoor pollution during poor air quality, officials urged people to carpool; telecommute; reduce trips or take public transportation; slow down when driving on dirt roads; and stabilize loose soils.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief on Tuesday demanded that Mexico put an end to the unfettered flow of raw sewage from the Tijuana region into Southern California.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
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Rivers, including the Potomac in Washington, smelled of raw sewage and contained toxic chemicals.—
Jeremy Orr,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And while producers could appeal the board’s obscenity rulings, most did not.—
Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Apr. 2025
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Skinner’s name was becoming a kind of obscenity in certain pockets of the terraces.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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No area of any economy may have more sludge than tariff classification.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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There’s no scientific evidence these products are effective in dissolving sludge or keeping these tiny pests away, says Oi.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Unlike a regular old garbage bag, these are leakproof and durable (and thus much harder for a squirrel to rip into, if given the chance).—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
22 Apr. 2025
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Four 20-pound bags of hamburger buns and sandwich breads got hit with Stop Sales, sending 80 pounds of bread into the garbage.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Filth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filth. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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