Foul

/faʊl/

Synonyms for "foul" (738 found)

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Closest matches (148)

abase abeyant abhorrent abject abominable abuse abusive adulterate adulterated adverse affronting afoul amoral angry apathetic arrant asperse atrocious awful bad

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bad forbag bangbang intobar barfy base bawdy beastly befoul beggarly begrime belittle belittlingbelow contemptbelow the beltbenastybeneath contemptbent besmirch besoil bind black blacken blamable blameworthy blasphemous blockblock upblockade blocked blow blue blustery botch bound brackish brutalbugger upbumpbump intobung bungle calumniatory calumnious cankered cannon carious caromcarom intocataleptic catatonic catch caught caulk cheesy chink chokechoke offchoke upchokedchoked upclash clogclog upcloggedclogged upcloudy cloying coarse collidecome into collisioncomminatory concussconfront each othercongest congested constipate constipated contaminate contaminated contemptible contrary contumelious convert cork corrupt costive covercrack upcrappy crashcrash intocriminal crooked crude crummy crump crunch crusty cursing cyclonic damdam updamnable damnatory dangerous darkdash intodead

Adjective(3 words)

afoul cheating cruddy

Verb(10 words)

back upbefoul befouls chokechoke offclogclog upcongest contaminatecrap up

Noun(5 words)

befoul contaminate contaminated corrupt crime

Strong matches (221)

debase debased decayed decomposed defalcate defamatory defame defile defiled degrade degraded demean denigrate denunciatory deplorable depraved deprecative deprecatory depreciate depreciative

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depreciatory derisive derisory derogate derogatory desecrate despicable detestable devaluate diabolic dire dirty disagreeable discredit disgrace disgraceful disgusting dishonest dishonor dishonorable disparage disparaging divert dopey dormant double-dealing dreadful dull dysphemistic egregious embezzle encounter enmesh enmeshed enormous ensnare ensnared entangle entangled entrap epithetic evil excommunicative excommunicatory execrable execratoryfall foul offecal feculent fescennine festering fetid fillfill upfilthy flagitious flagrant flat flyblown forbidden forbiddingfoul mouthedfoul playfoul tonguedfoul upfoul-mouthed foul-spoken foul-tongued fouled fraudulent frightful frowsty frowy frowzy full fulminatory fulsome funky fusty gamy gangrened gangrenous ghastly gloppygone badgoof upgrave graveolent grievous grime grisly groggy gross grubby gruesome gunky harmful harpoon hate hateful heavy heinous hideous high hithit againsthook horrible horrid hurt hurtle icky ignoble ignominious ill-smelling illegal illegality immodest immoral impinge imprecatory improper impurein abeyancein suspensein troubleinactive indecent indelicate inert infamous infarcted infect infraction infringement iniquitous injure injurious insalubrious insanitary insulting interdicted invective ithyphallic jam jammed knavish knockknock againstlamentable land languid languorous lasso latent leaden lewd licentious lifeless little loathsome logylouse uplousy lowlow downlow-down lumpen lurid maggoty maladminister

Noun(14 words)

defile dishonest elbow fetid foulness gunkhand checkhandballs illegal immoralinclement weatherinfraction infractions infringe

Verb(2 words)

defile maculate

Adjective(14 words)

dirty disgustful disgusting distasteful fetid filthy foetid foul-smelling fouled funky ill-scentedillegal push-offloathly loathsome

Related words (369)

maledictory maligning malodorous mangy mawkish mean measly meet mephitic mesh messmess upmiasmal miasmic mildewed mildewy misapply misappropriate misemploy miserable

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mishandle mismanage misuse moldy monstrous morbific mortified mouldymuck upmucky muddy muff murk murky musty nail nasty naughty nauseant nauseating nauseous necrosed necrotic nefarious net nidorous noisome noosenot cricketnot fairnotorious noxious objectionable objurgatory obnoxious obscene obstipate obstipated obstruct obstructed odious odorous offoff coloroffensive olid ordurous outrageous overripe pack packed paltry passive pathogenic paw peccant peculate percuss perfidious pervert perverted pestiferous petty phlegmatic pilfer pitiable pitiful plugplug uppluggedplugged uppoisonous poky pollute polluted poor pornographic profane prohibited prostitute prurient puky putrefacient putrefactive putrefied putrescent putrid rabelaisian raging rainy rancid rank raunchy raw reasty reasy rebarbative reechy reeking reeky regrettable repellent repelling reprehensible reprobate reptilian repugnant repulsive revolting ribald risque rope rotten rotting rough rude ruinrun intosack sad salacious scabby scandalous scatologic scatological schlock scornfulscrew upscrubby scruffy scummy scurfy scurrile scurrilous scurvy seamy sedentary septic sexy shabby shady shameful shitty shocking shoddy sickening sideswipe sinful slabby slack slamslam intoslanderous slatternly sleeping sleety slimy sloppy sloshy sludgy sluggish slumbering slushy smacksmack intosmall smashsmash intosmash upsmear smellful smelling smelly smirch smoking-room smoldering smooch smudge smutty snafu snag snare snarl snarled sniggle snowy soil soiled soily sordid soured spear sphacelated spile spoil spoiled sposhy squalid stagnant stain stale stanch standing static stay stench stenchy stinking stopstop upstoppedstopped upstopper stopple storming stormy strikestrike againststrong stuffstuff upstuffedstuffed upstuffy suggestive sulfurous sully sultry suppurating suppurative suspended taint tainted take tame tangletangle up withtangled tarnish tempestuous terribletoo badtornadic torpid traitorous trap treacherous turbulent turned twist two-faced typhonic typhoonish ugly ulcerated unaroused unchaste unclean uncleanly uncouth underhanded unfair unfairness unfavorable unforgivable unhealthful unhealthy unhygienic unjust unmentionable unpardonable unprintable unrepeatable unsanitary unscrupulous unspeakable unsporting unsportsmanlike unsportsmanlikeness unsportsmanliness unsportsmanly unwholesome unworthy venal vicious vile villainous violate violation violence vitiate vituperative vomity vulgar weevily wet whomp wicked windy woeful wormy worsen worst worthless wretched wrong yecchy yucky

Noun(20 words)

malodorous odor offense pollute polluted putridrank conceptrank memberssmell soilsoil the product samplestench transgress unclean unethical unfair unsportsmanlike violate violation wrongdoing

Adjective(20 words)

marked-up nasty noisome rankest rankish repellant repellent repelling revolting sicklier skanky smelliest smelly smutty stinking unsporting unsportsmanlike viler wicked yucky

Verb(1 words)

pollute

Related word relations

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More general

37 entries

attaint begrime bemire block changeclose upcolly contamination damage degradation dirty disgrace dishonor dishonourethical standardgrime

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More specific

30 entries

befoul bribery contaminatecriminal actdefileethical breachfetid fetor filthyfoul ballfoul shotfoul tacklefoul throwfraud grimy holding

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Collocations

8 entries

foul airfoul ballfoul languagefoul odorfoul playfoul smellfoul waterfoul weather

Inflections

5 entries

fouled fouler foulest fouling fouls

Derivations

6 entries

fouled fouler fouling foulmouthed foulness fouls

Antonyms

1 entries

fair

similar

14 entries

dirty ill-smelling illegible malodorous malodourous offensiveout-of-boundssoiled stinky tangled unclean unfair unjust unpleasant-smelling

Translations

7 translations across 4 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

неблагоприятен adj (not favorable; unpropitious)

Finnish

1 entries

kurja adj (not favorable; unpropitious)

German

2 entries

schlecht adj (not favorable; unpropitious)
ungünstig adj (not favorable; unpropitious)

Russian

3 entries

га́дкий adj (not favorable; unpropitious)
паску́дный adj (not favorable; unpropitious)
скве́рный adj (not favorable; unpropitious)

Sample sentences

55 total sentences available.

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No love is foul nor prison fair.

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You have foul breath.

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It's foul of you to have concealed it.

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The air in this room is foul.

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