SMUT Synonyms: 172 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of smut

as in soil

foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something once a year they cleaned all of the smut out of the chimney

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as in grossness

the quality or state of being obscene the talk-show host is famous for shows filled with smut and scandal

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smut

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verb

as in to dirty

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Recent Examples of smut

Noun

Despite its skyrocketing popularity, a stigma surrounding romance — and smut, in particular — remains prevalent. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 Is the perfect gift a painting (too European), a symphony (way too European), a bespoke work of jingoistic smut about Uncle Sam and the Statue of Liberty? — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 22 June 2026 But the app remained glitchy, the glass smuts easily, and the device still feels less than fully baked at the moment, especially at its price. — Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 7 Apr. 2026 Some of the most common diseases affecting sweet corn are Northern corn leaf blight, common rust, and common smut. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for smut

Recent Examples of Synonyms for smut

Noun

Obviously, the network of partners and proxies did not deter an attack on Iranian soil.

— Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
The work raises new questions about soil, carbon, and even what counts as an individual organism.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of soil

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But Paddy’s isn’t Sudz, and the Gang’s efforts to soft-pedal their antics to be more in line with those mainstream bars devolved into typical Sunny-style hostility and off-putting grossness.

— Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
All your Dad has to do is fill it and drink—the microfilter membrane will do the rest by removing chlorine odors, dirt, bacteria, and any other grossness floating around in there.

— Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026

Definition of grossness

Noun

Video of the attack showed Levine lying on her side on a dirt path with her hands over her face as at least three settlers surrounded her.

— Reuters, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Piles of dirt were placed on tarps, transferred into buckets and carefully sifted under a tent as crews searched for potential evidence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of dirt

Noun

Lower courts upheld the ban, finding the veiled vulgarity of the phrase allows schools to ban it.

— CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
The diaries—particularly in Julian Sachs’s unexpurgated version, which captures Pavese’s alternating earnestness, archness, and pungent vulgarity—pose something of a problem.

— Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of vulgarity

Verb

Add the brown sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, salt, baking powder and baking soda to the bowl and use a rubber spatula to press and smear the ingredients until no chunks of butter remain.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Following Tuesday’s baseline dust-up after a foul on Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson confronted a fan, leading Cloud to take to Threads and smear both the Indiana Fever organization and the spectator.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of smear

Noun

Wolf has never sounded more grounded than with 10 toes down in the muck.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
As feminists fought patriarchy’s attempt to render women vulnerable socially and leave us dependent on men for money and more, the all-too-human inevitability of vulnerability and dependence got lost in the muck.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of muck

Noun

After most of the sellout crowd filed out Wednesday, one solitary Sox fan stood at his seat under the press box, shouting obscenities about the Guardians and the city of Cleveland.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
Shawn Seaman on Monday told KDKA about some of the incidents that involve young people entering local businesses, yelling obscenities and racial slurs and then running out.

— Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026

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