filth
noun
ˈfilth 
1
: foul or putrid matter
especially : loathsome dirt or refuse
2
a
: moral corruption or defilement
b
: something that tends to corrupt or defile
Synonyms
- crud
- dirt
- grime
- gunk
- muck
- smut
- soil
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
He emerged from the cellar covered in filth. the filth of the slaughterhouse living in filth and squalor
Recent Examples on the Web The kidnappers demanded $5 million ransom as their victims were held in deplorable conditions, with the stench of vomit and filth intensified by the searing California heat. 
Amir Vera And Taylor Romine, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 Julia and her husband toured wartime Washington, D.C., in November 1861, with Dr. Howe on duty for the federal Sanitary Commission at a time when filth and disease were deadly issues in military camps. Fox News, 2 July 2022 Reviewers on Yelp, meanwhile, complained of issues including bedbugs, noise and filth. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022 Someone like Jeffrey Dahmer, the serial killer, or David and Louise Turpin—parents who raised their own children in filth and isolation, starved them and kept them chained up in their home. Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 June 2022 This safe space has provided him with an escape from the death, filth and predation outside, and something more. Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2022 And until someone does something about it, and until Fox News stops broadcasting its repulsive filth, nothing will change. Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 May 2022 Worries include vermin, theft, filth, and stigmatizing conditions. Hillary Chura Hohmann, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2022 The dogs, intrigued by the entrails, give themselves a good roll in the filth. Nathaniel Adams, Chron, 26 Apr. 2022 See More
Amir Vera And Taylor Romine, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 Julia and her husband toured wartime Washington, D.C., in November 1861, with Dr. Howe on duty for the federal Sanitary Commission at a time when filth and disease were deadly issues in military camps. Fox News, 2 July 2022 Reviewers on Yelp, meanwhile, complained of issues including bedbugs, noise and filth. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022 Someone like Jeffrey Dahmer, the serial killer, or David and Louise Turpin—parents who raised their own children in filth and isolation, starved them and kept them chained up in their home. Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 June 2022 This safe space has provided him with an escape from the death, filth and predation outside, and something more. Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2022 And until someone does something about it, and until Fox News stops broadcasting its repulsive filth, nothing will change. Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 May 2022 Worries include vermin, theft, filth, and stigmatizing conditions. Hillary Chura Hohmann, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2022 The dogs, intrigued by the entrails, give themselves a good roll in the filth. Nathaniel Adams, Chron, 26 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English fȳlth, from fūl foul
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
filth
noun
ˈfilth
: disgusting dirt
filth
noun
1
as in muck
foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something the filth in the restaurant's kitchen was unbelievable Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- muck
- dirt
- soil
- sewage
- grime
- garbage
- sludge
- dust
- gunk
- smut
- crud
- trash
- litter
- junk
- scum
- rubbish
- sewerage
- slime
- dross
- swill
- dirtiness
- foulness
- uncleanliness
- soot
- filthiness
- uncleanness
- waste
- nastiness
- refuse
- grubbiness
- griminess
- crock
- dinginess
- dustiness
- scrap
- squalidness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- cleanliness
- cleanness
2
as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene films full of filth and violence Synonyms & Similar Words
- grossness
- vulgarity
- foulness
- dirtiness
- filthiness
- obscenity
- crudeness
- nastiness
- impurity
- smut
- coarseness
- lewdness
- raunch
- suggestiveness
- profanity
- dirt
- lasciviousness
- ribaldry
- indecency
- crudity
- bawdiness
- abusiveness
- wantonness
- raunchiness
- lowness
- offensiveness
- blueness
- atrocity
- smuttiness
- naughtiness
- distastefulness
- perversity
- depravity
- wickedness
- indelicacy
- broadness
- impureness
- perversion
- unpleasantness
- lechery
- unacceptability
- immodesty
- loathsomeness
- earthiness
- repulsiveness
- perverseness
- undesirability
- repugnance
- saltiness
- obnoxiousness
- kinkiness
- infamy
- raciness
- reprehensibility
- gaminess
- repellency
- indecorousness
- unbecomingness
- depravedness
- atrociousness
- objectionableness
- pervertedness
- indelicateness
- scurrilousness
- reprehensibleness
- exceptionability
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- puritanism
- prudery
- priggishness
- prudishness
- primness
- decency
- decorum
- correctness
- seemliness
- purity
- fitness
- suitability
- appropriateness
- suitableness
- priggery
- spotlessness
- perfection
- decorousness