filthy
1 of 2adjective
ˈfil-thē 
filthier; filthiest
1
: covered with, containing, or characterized by filth
filthy streets
filthy dishes
2
a
: underhand, vile
b
: obscene
filthy language
filthily
ˈfil-thə-lē
adverb filthiness
ˈfil-thē-nəs
noun filthy
2 of 2adverb
1
: in a filthy manner
filthy dirty
2
: very, exceedingly
filthy rich
Synonyms
Adjective
- bawdy
- blue
- coarse
- crude
- dirty
- foul
- gross
- gutter
- impure
- indecent
- lascivious
- lewd
- locker-room
- nasty
- obscene
- pornographic
- porny
- profane
- raunchy
- ribald
- smutty
- stag
- trashy
- unprintable
- vulgar
- wanton
- X-rated
Adverb
- achingly
- almighty
- archly
- awful
- awfully
- badly
- beastly
- blisteringly
- bone
- colossally
- corking
- cracking
- damn
- damned
- dang
- deadly
- desperately
- eminently
- enormously
- especially
- ever
- exceedingly
- exceeding
- extra
- extremely
- fabulously
- fantastically
- far
- fiercely
- frightfully
- full
- greatly
- heavily
- highly
- hugely
- immensely
- incredibly
- intensely
- jolly
- majorly
- mightily
- mighty
- monstrous [chiefly dialect]
- mortally
- most
- much
- particularly
- passing
- rattling
- real
- really
- right
- roaring
- roaringly
- seriously
- severely
- so
- sore
- sorely
- spanking
- specially
- stinking
- such
- super
- supremely
- surpassingly
- terribly
- that
- thumping
- too
- unco
- uncommonly
- vastly
- very
- vitally
- way
- whacking
- wicked
- wildly
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Example Sentences
Adjective She's in a filthy mood. you cannot use such filthy language on the public airwaves Adverb the invention made him filthy rich
Recent Examples on the Web
New York Times, 11 Apr. 2022 But removing people from encampments has proved challenging, as tensions flare between homeless communities that want to stay put and the city trying to deal with often filthy or unsafe conditions. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022 Two subways always coexist in our imagination: the actual subway—filthy, malodorous, rodent-ridden, and all the rest, but always running—and the subway as it is thematized and made iconic, by movies and television and the tabloids. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2022 Prisoners are held in overcrowded, filthy jails, sometimes for years. Allison Mccann, New York Times, 16 July 2022 The couple was arrested in 2018 after one of their children -- who ranged in age from 2 to 29 -- escaped their filthy home and called police. Stella Chan And Ray Sanchez, CNN, 13 July 2022 Federal officials accused Envigo of a chain of animal welfare violations at the facility – including dogs receiving insufficient food, inadequate medical care, housing in filthy conditions and some being euthanized without anesthesia. Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 Those included filthy hallway carpets, leaks from ceilings, and seemingly endless elevator malfunctions that sometimes forced Petricko to climb 11 flights of stairs. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022 The violations include medication mistakes, failing to keep patients hydrated, not investigating patient abuse, infection control, poor food and filthy conditions. John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2022 See More
Adjective
Patients were given bedsteads and fresh bedding, in lieu of torn and filthy mats on the floor. New York Times, 11 Apr. 2022 But removing people from encampments has proved challenging, as tensions flare between homeless communities that want to stay put and the city trying to deal with often filthy or unsafe conditions. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022 Two subways always coexist in our imagination: the actual subway—filthy, malodorous, rodent-ridden, and all the rest, but always running—and the subway as it is thematized and made iconic, by movies and television and the tabloids. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2022 Prisoners are held in overcrowded, filthy jails, sometimes for years. Allison Mccann, New York Times, 16 July 2022 The couple was arrested in 2018 after one of their children -- who ranged in age from 2 to 29 -- escaped their filthy home and called police. Stella Chan And Ray Sanchez, CNN, 13 July 2022 Federal officials accused Envigo of a chain of animal welfare violations at the facility – including dogs receiving insufficient food, inadequate medical care, housing in filthy conditions and some being euthanized without anesthesia. Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 Those included filthy hallway carpets, leaks from ceilings, and seemingly endless elevator malfunctions that sometimes forced Petricko to climb 11 flights of stairs. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022 The violations include medication mistakes, failing to keep patients hydrated, not investigating patient abuse, infection control, poor food and filthy conditions. John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adverb
1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing filthy
Kids Definition
filthy
adjective
ˈfil-thē
filthier; filthiest
: extremely dirty
filthy 1 of 2
adjective
1
as in obscene
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society you cannot use such filthy language on the public airwaves Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- obscene
- vulgar
- pornographic
- dirty
- nasty
- foul
- gross
- disgusting
- unacceptable
- crude
- naughty
- blue
- unpleasant
- indecent
- impure
- lascivious
- raunchy
- suggestive
- trashy
- obnoxious
- gutter
- lewd
- smutty
- profane
- bawdy
- offensive
- coarse
- undesirable
- ribald
- abusive
- unwanted
- wanton
- unprintable
- wicked
- infamous
- stag
- depraved
- porny
- perverted
- X-rated
- loathsome
- locker-room
- broad
- soft
- salacious
- off
- repulsive
- revolting
- scatological
- risqué
- kinky
- repugnant
- salty
- objectionable
- barnyard
- indelicate
- low
- abhorrent
- earthy
- unbecoming
- immodest
- indecorous
- unwelcome
- louche
- perverse
- gamy
- racy
- distasteful
- off-colored
- reprehensible
- repellent
- atrocious
- scurrilous
- exceptionable
- off-color
- debasing
- gamey
- coarse-grained
- censurable
- blameworthy
- blamable
- repellant
- hard-core
- soft-core
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- clean
- wholesome
- decent
- prudish
- puritanical
- proper
- priggish
- nice
- staid
- polite
- correct
- respectable
- innocuous
- prim
- genteel
- acceptable
- pleasant
- straitlaced
- seemly
- desirable
- decorous
- nonobscene
- appropriate
- suitable
- agreeable
- inoffensive
- pure
- G-rated
- spotless
- straightlaced
- welcome
- immaculate
- becoming
- perfect
- pleasing
- meet
- Victorian
- fit
- virginal
- approved
- endorsed
- sanctioned
- indorsed
2
as in dirty
not clean you can't go to the concert unless you clean this filthy room first Synonyms & Similar Words
- dirty
- dusty
- stained
- muddy
- blackened
- nasty
- black
- grimy
- unclean
- greasy
- grubby
- messy
- dingy
- sordid
- soiled
- mucky
- smudged
- begrimed
- befouled
- grungy
- polluted
- grotty
- smutty
- uncleanly
- sullied
- foul
- bedraggled
- sloppy
- draggled
- besmirched
- cruddy
- messed
- chaotic
- bemired
- unsanitary
- insanitary
- littered
- impure
- contaminated
- unwashed
- confused
- defiled
- unkempt
- uncleaned
- tainted
- germy
- unsterile
- scruffy
- slovenly
- squalid
- gunky
- untidy
- cluttered
- shabby
- disheveled
- raunchy
- unsterilized
- skanky
- scuzzy
- sleazy
- sooty
- disordered
- jumbled
- muddled
- rumpled
- disarrayed
- mussy
- disarranged
- mussed
- dishevelled
- fuliginous
- crocked
- collied
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- clean
- spotless
- immaculate
- unsoiled
- pure
- unsullied
- unstained
- ultraclean
- clear
- cleaned
- stainless
- neat
- limpid
- cleanly
- tidy
- spic-and-span
- cleansed
- orderly
- spick-and-span
- bleached
- shiny
- bright
- perfect
- groomed
- untouched
- sparkling
- ordered
- unpolluted
- flawless
- purified
- whitened
- combed
- wholesome
- unspotted
- unblemished
- untainted
- undefiled
- virgin
- taintless
filthy
2 of 2adverb
as in extremely
to a great degree the invention made him filthy rich Synonyms & Similar Words
- extremely
- damned
- incredibly
- very
- terribly
- damn
- badly
- highly
- too
- jolly
- so
- that
- severely
- desperately
- full
- super
- stinking
- really
- awful
- wildly
- seriously
- wicked
- real
- intensely
- far
- most
- mighty
- heavily
- awfully
- exceptionally
- especially
- such
- good and
- deadly
- fantastically
- greatly
- much
- fabulously
- monstrous
- frightfully
- sore
- fiercely
- particularly
- absolutely
- beastly
- exceedingly
- supremely
- utterly
- dang
- exceeding
- roaring
- immensely
- way
- rattling
- extra
- uncommonly
- totally
- specially
- passing
- thoroughly
- whacking
- eminently
- thumping
- hugely
- mortally
- achingly
- bone
- almighty
- surpassingly
- cracking
- remarkably
- a lot
- vitally
- completely
- unco
- spanking
- positively
- sorely
- archly
- enormously
- deeply
- corking
- roaringly
- vastly
- blisteringly
- colossally
- downright
- majorly
- wholly
- entirely
- mightily
- ever
- right
- significantly
- profoundly
- noticeably
- visibly
- as all get-out
- radically
- fully
- obviously
- considerably
- obscenely
- purely
- substantially
- notably
- extensively
- excessively
- flat-out
- palpably
- markedly
- astonishingly
- amazingly
- plentifully
- monstrously
- monumentally
- abundantly
- altogether
- discernibly
- plainly
- staggeringly
- appreciably
- astronomically
- grandly
- overmuch
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- little
- somewhat
- slightly
- nominally
- just
- negligibly
- hardly
- barely
- scarcely
- meagerly
- scantily
- marginally
- minimally
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of filthy are dirty, foul, nasty, and squalid. While all these words mean "conspicuously unclean or impure," filthy carries a strong suggestion of offensiveness and typically of gradually accumulated dirt that begrimes and besmears. Figuratively, it can also describe disgusting obscenity.
a stained greasy floor, utterly filthy
filthy street language
In some situations, the words dirty and filthy are roughly equivalent. However, dirty emphasizes the presence of dirt more than an emotional reaction to it or, figuratively, stresses meanness or despicableness.
a dirty littered street
don't ask me to do your dirty work
The words foul and filthy are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, foul implies extreme offensiveness and an accumulation of what is rotten or stinking; it can also describe, for example, loathsome behavior.
a foul-smelling open sewer
a foul story of lust and greed
Nasty applies to what is actually foul or is repugnant to one expecting freshness, cleanliness, or sweetness; in practice, however, nasty is often weakened to the point of being no more than a synonym of unpleasant or disagreeable. When used figuratively, nasty implies a peculiarly offensive unpleasantness.
it's a nasty job to clean up after a sick cat
had a nasty fall
his answer gave her a nasty shock
a stand-up comedian known for nasty humor
The synonyms squalid and filthy are sometimes interchangeable, but squalid adds to the idea of dirtiness and filth that of slovenly neglect. Distinctively, its figurative use implies sordidness as well as baseness and dirtiness.
squalid slums
engaged in a series of squalid affairs