All grime synonyms
grime
G g noun grime
- dust — earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- muck — moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
- filth — offensive or disgusting dirt or refuse; foul matter: the filth dumped into our rivers.
- soot — a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- crud — You use crud to refer to any disgustingly dirty or sticky substance.
- tarnish — to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), especially by oxidation; discolor.
- soil — the act or fact of soiling.
- smut — a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- smudge — a dirty mark or smear.
- film — a thin layer or coating: a film of grease on a plate.
- gunk — any sticky or greasy residue or accumulation: gunk on the oil filter.
- gook — a contemptuous term used to refer to a native of Southeast Asia or the South Pacific, especially a member of an enemy military force.
- dirt — Design In Real Time
- stain — a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- grunge — dirt; filth; rubbish.
verb grime
- blotched — Something that is blotched has blotches on it.
- bemire — to soil with or as if with mire
- dulling — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- tar — a sailor.
- smoking — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
- dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- encrusted — Simple past tense and past participle of encrust.
- bedraggle — to make (hair, clothing, etc) limp, untidy, or dirty, as with rain or mud
- muck up — a bungled or disordered situation; foul-up.
- begrime — to make dirty; soil
- daub — When you daub a substance such as mud or paint on something, you spread it on that thing in a rough or careless way.
- muddied — abounding in or covered with mud.
- maculate — spotted; stained.
- encrust — Cover (something) with a hard surface layer.