grimy Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- sordid
- messy
- dingy
- smutty
- chaotic
- unclean
- mucky
- polluted
- grotty
- smudged
- greasy
- uncleanly
- foul
- grungy
- soiled
- bedraggled
- cruddy
- grubby
- nasty
- begrimed
- sloppy
Weak:
- slovenly
- sullied
- bemired
- jumbled
- confused
- disordered
- sooty
- muddled
- insanitary
- unkempt
- unsterilized
- rumpled
- gunky
- befouled
- disheveled
- untidy
- scuzzy
- unwashed
- disarranged
- messed
- unsanitary
- defiled
- cluttered
- germy
- raunchy
- skanky
- unsterile
- impure
- littered
- contaminated
- squalid
- besmirched
- draggled
- uncleaned
- mussy
- shabby
- disarrayed
- sleazy
- fuliginous
- scruffy
- tainted
- dishevelled
Strongest:
- spick-and-span
- clean
- unstained
- limpid
- unsoiled
- spotless
- cleanly
- spotless
- cleanly
- ultraclean
- clean
- ultraclean
- unstained
- immaculate
- cleaned
- unsullied
- immaculate
- unsoiled
- clear
- neat
- pure
- stainless
- pure
- spick-and-span
- unsullied
- neat
- limpid
- stainless
- cleaned
- clear
Strong:
- ordered
- perfect
- tidy
- spic-and-span
- sparkling
- groomed
- groomed
- bleached
- spic-and-span
- sparkling
- orderly
- tidy
- shiny
- purified
- untouched
- combed
- untouched
- whitened
- cleansed
- flawless
- bright
- bright
- bleached
- whitened
- purified
- shiny
- orderly
- perfect
- flawless
- cleansed
- combed
- ordered
Weak:
grimy Meaning
grimy (s)
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
grimy (superl.)
Full of grime; begrimed; dirty; foul.
grimy Sentence Examples
- The grime that accumulated on the windowsill left a sickly residue on the glass.
- The mechanic's jumpsuit was grimy from a long day of working on cars.
- The old city streets were grimy with a thick layer of soot and grime.
- The grimy hands of the worker contrasted sharply with the pristine white walls of the laboratory.
- The grimy alleyway reeked of garbage and decay.
- The grime caked onto the kitchen floor made it difficult to clean.
- The old book had a grimy cover that hinted at its age.
- The grimy water in the puddle reflected the dingy surroundings.
- The grimy paint on the walls of the abandoned house was peeling and flaking.
- The grimy air in the industrial area made it difficult to breathe.
FAQs About the word grimy
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or sootFull of grime; begrimed; dirty; foul.
black, dusty, stained, dirty,filthy, muddy, blackened, sordid, messy, dingy
spick-and-span, clean, unstained, limpid, unsoiled, spotless, cleanly, spotless, cleanly, ultraclean
The grime that accumulated on the windowsill left a sickly residue on the glass.
The mechanic's jumpsuit was grimy from a long day of working on cars.
The old city streets were grimy with a thick layer of soot and grime.
The grimy hands of the worker contrasted sharply with the pristine white walls of the laboratory.
