Filthy — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

adjective adverb /ˈfil-thē/

Meaning & Definition of Filthy

Filthy (adjective)

  1. covered with, containing, or characterized by filth, very dirty
  2. underhand, vile
  3. obscene, indecent

Filthy (adverb)

  1. in a filthy manner
  2. very, exceedingly

Filthy (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society

    "you cannot use such filthy language on the public airwaves"

    similar: bawdy, blue, coarse, crude, dirty, foul, gross, gutter, impure, indecent, lascivious, lewd, locker-room, nasty, obscene, pornographic, porny, profane, raunchy, ribald, smutty, stag, trashy, unprintable, vulgar, wanton, X-rated
    related: broad, coarse-grained, gamy, off, off-color, racy, risqué, salacious, salty, suggestive, barnyard, earthy, scatological, immodest, indecorous, indelicate, low, unbecoming, depraved, kinky, louche, naughty, perverse, perverted, wicked, exceptionable, objectionable, unacceptable, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome, abhorrent, debasing, disgusting, loathsome, offensive, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, distasteful, obnoxious, unpleasant, blamable, blameworthy, censurable, reprehensible, atrocious, infamous, abusive, scurrilous, hard-core, soft, soft-core
    opposite: clean, decent, G-rated, nonobscene, wholesome
    near: priggish, prim, prudish, puritanical, staid, straitlaced, Victorian, correct, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable, seemly, innocuous, inoffensive, acceptable, agreeable, desirable, pleasant, pleasing, welcome, appropriate, becoming, fit, meet, suitable, immaculate, perfect, pure, spotless, virginal, approved, endorsed, sanctioned

  2. not clean

    "you can't go to the concert unless you clean this filthy room first"

    similar: bedraggled, befouled, begrimed, bemired, besmirched, black, blackened, cruddy, dingy, dirty, draggled, dusty, foul, grimy, grotty (chiefly British), grubby, grungy, mucky, muddy, nasty, smudged, smutty, soiled, sordid, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleanly
    related: contaminated, defiled, germy, impure, polluted, tainted, insanitary, uncleaned, unsanitary, unsterile, unsterilized, unwashed, greasy, gunky, chaotic, cluttered, confused, disarranged, disarrayed, disheveled, disordered, jumbled, littered, messed, messy, muddled, mussed, mussy, rumpled, scruffy, sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidy, raunchy, scuzzy (slang), shabby, skanky (slang), sleazy, squalid, collied (chiefly British dialect), crocked (dialect), fuliginous, sooty
    opposite: clean, cleanly, immaculate, spick-and-span, spotless, stainless, ultraclean, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied
    near: clear, limpid, pure, cleaned, cleansed, combed, groomed, neat, ordered, orderly, tidy, bleached, purified, whitened, bright, flawless, perfect, shiny, sparkling, unspotted, untouched, taintless, unblemished, undefiled, unpolluted, untainted, virgin, wholesome

Filthy (adverb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to a great degree

    "the invention made him filthy rich"

    similar: achingly, almighty, archly, awful, awfully, badly, beastly, blisteringly, bone, colossally, corking, cracking, damn, damned, dang, deadly, desperately, eminently, enormously, especially, ever, exceedingly, extra, extremely, fabulously, fantastically, far, fiercely, frightfully, full, greatly, heavily, highly, hugely, immensely, incredibly, intensely, jolly, majorly, mightily, mighty, monstrous (chiefly dialect), mortally, most, much, particularly, passing, rattling, real, really, right, roaring, roaringly, seriously, severely, so, sore, sorely, spanking, specially, stinking, such, super, supremely, surpassingly, terribly, that, thumping, too, unco, uncommonly, vastly, very, vitally, way, whacking, wicked, wildly, a lot, as all get-out, good and
    related: absolutely, altogether, completely, downright, entirely, flat-out, fully, positively, purely, radically, thoroughly, totally, utterly, wholly, deeply, profoundly, exceptionally, notably, remarkably, considerably, extensively, significantly, substantially, appreciably, discernibly, markedly, noticeably, obviously, palpably, plainly, visibly, abundantly, plentifully, astronomically, grandly, monstrously, monumentally, excessively, obscenely, overmuch, amazingly, astonishingly, staggeringly
    opposite: little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, somewhat
    near: meagerly, scantily, barely, hardly, just, marginally, minimally, scarcely

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Filthy

The most common words with a similar meaning to Filthy:

Chiefly British: grotty
Chiefly dialect: monstrous
bawdy, blue, coarse, crude, dirty, foul, gross, gutter, impure, indecent, lascivious, lewd, locker-room, nasty, obscene, pornographic, porny, profane, raunchy, ribald, smutty, stag, trashy, unprintable, vulgar, wanton, X-rated, bedraggled, befouled, begrimed, bemired, besmirched, black, blackened, cruddy, dingy, draggled, dusty, grimy, grubby

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Filthy

Words with the opposite meaning of Filthy:

clean, decent, G-rated, nonobscene, wholesome, cleanly, immaculate, spick-and-span, spotless, stainless, ultraclean, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied, little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, somewhat

Related Words for Filthy

broad, coarse-grained, gamy, off, off-color, racy, risqué, salacious, salty, suggestive, barnyard, earthy, scatological, immodest, indecorous, indelicate, low, unbecoming, depraved, kinky, louche, naughty, perverse, perverted, exceptionable, objectionable, unacceptable, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome

Near Antonyms of Filthy

priggish, prim, prudish, puritanical, staid, straitlaced, Victorian, correct, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable, seemly, innocuous, inoffensive, acceptable, agreeable, desirable, pleasant, pleasing, welcome, appropriate, becoming, fit, meet, suitable, perfect, pure

Word Forms of Filthy

Inflections: filthier, filthiest

Derived words: filthily (adverb), filthiness (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Filthy

First known use: 14th century

Words & Phrases Containing Filthy

filthy dirty

Frequently Asked Questions about Filthy

What does "Filthy" mean?

"Filthy" means covered with, containing, or characterized by filth, very dirty. As an an adjective and an adverb, it is defined as: covered with, containing, or characterized by filth, very dirty. It has 3 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Filthy"?

Other words for "Filthy" include bawdy, blue, coarse, crude, dirty, foul, gross and gutter. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Filthy" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Filthy"?

There are 270 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Filthy". Common alternatives include bawdy, blue, coarse, crude, dirty, foul, gross, gutter, impure and indecent.

What is the opposite of "Filthy"?

Antonyms of "Filthy" include clean, decent, G-rated, nonobscene, wholesome, cleanly, immaculate and spick-and-span. Near antonyms include priggish, prim, prudish and puritanical.

How do you use "Filthy" in a sentence?

Examples of "Filthy" in a sentence: "you cannot use such filthy language on the public airwaves"; "you can't go to the concert unless you clean this filthy room first"; "the invention made him filthy rich".

Is "Filthy" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Filthy" can be used as an adjective and an adverb, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Filthy"?

"Filthy" is pronounced /ˈfil-thē/.

What is the origin of the word "Filthy"?

First known use: 14th century.