Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dirt

4 senses of dirt

Sense 1
soil, dirt -- (the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock)
       => earth, ground -- (the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church")

Sense 2
dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge -- (the state of being covered with unclean things)
       => dirtiness, uncleanness -- (the state of being unsanitary)

Sense 3
crap, dirt, shit, shite, poop, turd -- (obscene terms for feces)
       => fecal matter, faecal matter, feces, faeces, BM, stool, ordure, dejection -- (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels)

Sense 4
scandal, dirt, malicious gossip -- (disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people)
       => gossip, comment, scuttlebutt -- (a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip")

Antonyms of adj dirt

1 sense of dirt

Sense 1
dirt, ungraded -- ((of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel)

INDIRECT (VIA unimproved) -> improved -- (made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing; "new houses are springing up on an improved tract of land near the river"; "an improved breed")

Similarity of adj dirt

1 sense of dirt

Sense 1
dirt, ungraded -- ((of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel)
       => unimproved (vs. improved) -- (not made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially not made ready for use or marketing; "taxes on unimproved land are low"; "unimproved dirt roads")

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