Scum

/skʌm/

Synonyms for "scum" (282 found)

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Closest matches (57)

Strong matches (84)

Related words (141)

Related word relations

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More general

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More specific

15 entries
criminaldirtexclamatory expressionfilthfoam layerimpurity filmimpurity removalmiscreantmoral condemnationpejorative epithetrascalsedimentslursurface skimmingverbal insult

Collocations

14 entries
despicable scumfilthy scumremoval of scumremove scumrotten scumscum filmscum formationscum layerscum of societyscum removalscummy behaviorsurface scumutter scumvile scum

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

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Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

When the scum stops appearing pour the syrup back into a clean bottle and keep it in the fridge.

Source: tatoeba (326807)

4. Just before bringing it to the boil, set to a low flame and remove the scum again.

Source: tatoeba (329229)

You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

Source: tatoeba (2432032)

You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.

Source: tatoeba (2498395)

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