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Adjective
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(of a terrain) Swampy and full of mud
boggy
marshy
swampy
miry
slimy
slushy
sodden
squelchy
waterlogged
bemired
quaggy
wet
gunky
heavy
mossy
spongy
squishy
greasy
gummy
oozy
sloppy
soft
soggy
subfuse
thick
mucky
fenny
viscous
glutinous
paludal
more ❯
“I didn't head in this direction to get all bogged down in a smelly, muddy swamp!”
Adjective
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Dirty from being covered in, or full of, mud
dirty
mucky
dingy
miry
muddied
bedraggled
befouled
besmirched
black
blackened
cruddy
draggled
dusty
filthy
foul
grotty
grungy
nasty
slimy
sludgy
slushy
smudged
smutty
sordid
stained
sullied
unclean
uncleanly
begrimed
grimy
grubby
oozy
soiled
bespattered
caked
skanky
sloughy
mud-caked
mud-spattered
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“Leave your muddy boots outside before you walk in.”
Adjective
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Cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter
cloudy
turbid
opaque
roiled
dirty
impure
muddied
murky
riley
foul
riled
roily
clouded
foggy
blurred
dusky
misty
gauzy
nubilous
hazy
obscure
soupy
dull
emulsified
mucky
nontranslucent
nontransparent
mushy
nebulous
smoggy
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“He was up to his armpits in muddy water.”
Adjective
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Dirty or not bright or clear in appearance
dingy
dirty
filthy
drab
dull
flat
sludgy
washed out
dreary
sombreUK
lacklustreUK
lacklusterUS
lustreless
lusterless
plain
pale
faded
somberUS
dark
colourlessUK
colorlessUS
ashen
subdued
gloomy
pallid
lifeless
weak
bleak
grayUS
muted
more ❯
“The muddy yellows and dark reds are unfortunate hallmarks of DLP projectors.”
Adjective
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Confused, vague, or illogical
confused
incoherent
unclear
vague
fuzzy
illogical
indistinct
muddled
woolyUS
woollyUK
hazy
jumbled
ambiguous
uncertain
indefinite
indeterminate
obscure
imprecise
equivocal
dubious
doubtful
opaque
puzzling
questionable
unintelligible
inexplicit
cryptic
enigmatic
enigmatical
inconclusive
more ❯
“I asked Sakharov about his refusal but received only a muddy explanation.”
Adjective
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Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
alluvial
deposited
grainy
sandy
sedimentary
silty
fluvial
Adjective
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(of a person's face or complexion) Of an unhealthy yellow or pale brown colour
sallow
anaemicUK
pale
pallid
pasty
peely-wally
sickly
wan
yellowish
bloodless
colourlessUK
waxen
bilious
jaundiced
jaundiced-looking
pasty-faced
peaked
peakish
peaky
sickly-looking
unhealthy
unhealthy-looking
wabbit
anemicUS
ashen
ashy
colorlessUS
dull
etiolated
greenish-yellow
lymphatic
washed-out
waxy
yellow
washed out
like death warmed up
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Containing, soaked in, or covered in water
watery
wet
damp
soggy
moist
sodden
waterlogged
marshy
saturated
squelchy
boggy
awash
bathed
bedraggled
doused
dowsed
drenched
dripping
logged
saturate
soaked
soaking
soft
sopping
soppy
soused
swampy
washed
watered
water-soaked
fenny
humid
miry
oozy
anaemicUK
anemicUS
bloodless
colourlessUK
colorlessUS
dim
flavourlessUK
flavorlessUS
hazy
serous
watered-down
waterlike
water-logged
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Adjective
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Of a dull greyish-brown colour
dun
brownish
dun-coloured
greyish-brown
mud-coloured
khaki
mouse-coloured
mousy
umber
brunette
hazel
bay
tan
mahogany
chestnut
beige
sepia
buff
fawn
auburn
chocolate
sorrel
toasted
dark
brick
tawny
coffee
biscuit
camel
mushroom
more ❯
Verb
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To cause to be dirty or soiled
soil
begrime
dirty
grime
mire
smirch
bemire
besmirch
befoul
bespatter
blacken
daub
distain
foul
gaum
muck
smear
smudge
stain
sully
spatter
make muddy
cake with dirt
cake with mud
defile
pollute
contaminate
spot
taint
spoil
more ❯
“We snake on north, eventually forking off the perfect track for a short section that might muddy your boots after rain.”
Verb
▲
To throw into a state of confusion or uncertainty
baffle
confound
confuse
bemuse
mystify
perplex
puzzle
bewilder
blur
cloud
flummox
obfuscate
bamboozle
befuddle
obscure
vex
addle
beat
buffalo
discombobulate
disorient
fox
fuddle
gravel
maze
muddle
becloud
befog
fog
pose
get
make unclear
mix up
more ❯
“Failure to grasp the distinction in this context tends to lead commentators to further muddy the waters.”
Verb
▲
To cause disarray or disorganization in the order of
snarl
confuse
disorder
disorganize
muddle
discompose
disrupt
muss
upset
complicate
muck
clutter
botch
bungle
perplex
mix up
mess up
throw into disorder
foul up
make a mess of
muck up
snarl up
jumble
disarrange
scramble
disarray
disturb
rumple
discombobulate
tousle
more ❯
Verb
▲
Upset
roil
upset
agitate
anger
annoy
foul
rile
stir
vex
make turbid
provoke
incite
stir up
impassion
rally
rouse
inflame
trigger
foment
electrify
instigate
animate
fire up
goad
inspire
enthuse
prime
stimulate
galvanizeUS
incense
more ❯
Verb
▲
To whiten, typically by the removal of color
fade
bleach
dull
blanch
dim
decolorize
decolour
discolourUK
whiten
blench
etiolate
pale
snow
wash out
become pale
achromatize
clear
discolorUS
evanish
lighten
make pale
neutraliseUK
neutralizeUS
tarnish
lose colour
lose lustre
become colorless
become lighter
become paler
lose brightness
lose color
lose luster
tone down
more ❯
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