English Synonym Finder

sludge

Definitions

Thick, soft, wet mud or a similar viscous mixture of liquid and solid components.

Waste matter, especially sewage or the residue from industrial processes.

A degraded or sluggish state of mind or activity.

Examples

The heavy rain turned the construction site into a thick, brown sludge.

The factory was fined for illegally dumping toxic sludge into the nearby river.

Synonyms

muck mire ooze slush sediment slime gunk

Antonyms

purity clarity cleanliness distillate essence