Soil

/sɔɪl/

Synonyms for "soil" (324 found)

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Closest matches (65)

Noun(15 words)

dirt earth filth grime ground land stain argil befouling besmirch besmirching blemishesclay reddestclays contaminating

abuse acres adobeair spaceairspace alluvion alluviumarable landarea attaint bedaub befoul begrime belt benasty besmear besmirch besmoke besmutch besoil

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bespatter bestain betray black blacken blot blotchblow uponblur bole brandcall namescensurechina clayclay clod confines contaminatecontinental shelf

Verb(8 words)

befouled begrime bemire besmirched besmirches colly contaminated contaminates

Adjective(3 words)

blemishedclayey earthsclaylike material

Strong matches (97)

corridor corrupt country crust darken daub debauch deceive defame defile deflower demoralize denigrate department despoil dirt dirty disapprove discolor disgrace

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disparage district division drabble draggle dregsdry landdust earthengage in personalitiesenvirons excrement exposeexpose to infamyfather filth force foul freehold gibbet glebe grassland ground gumbohang in effigyheap dirt uponheartland hinterland home humus

Adjective(8 words)

danish earthdanish grounddanish jorddanish soilsdutch aardedutch grondfine groundgrowing medium

Verb(11 words)

deface defiled dirtied dirties dirty draggled fouled fowled grime grimedground a hypothesis

Noun(28 words)

defame defiles defilingdirt covereddirt on clothesdirt staineddirt under nailsdirting dirtsdirts the windowdirtyingdutch kleiearth materialearthsenglish eartherse foulingfrench solgarden dirtgarden soils

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geologic materialgrease grimes griminess grimingground a theoryground materialgrunge

Related words (162)

Noun(36 words)

icelandic jörðin groundjordar jordene loam loams messes messingmost danish jordmost earthenmuck muckingnon danish soilpachaplanet earthproto-germanic *erþōred earth soilroot coveringslatterns smear

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smirches smudgesmut on clothingsmutssoil easilysoil materialsoil samplesoil surfacesoil the shirtsoiling soils sullying tainting tarnish tarnishes territory

Adjective(9 words)

italian terrenoloamy earthsloamy topsoilloose materialmaculatenorwegian grunnnorwegian jordsandy danish jordsullied

kaolin land landholding landholdingslead astraylithosphere loam loess malignmarginal landmark marl mess milieu mire mislead mold motherland mould moulder

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mouldy muck muckrake mucky mud muddy murk nasty neighborhoodoffshore rightspart parts pillory place polluteporcelain clayprecincts premises purlieus quarter rape ravage ravishreal estatereal propertyred clayrefuse region regolith reprimand revile ruin salient sand scorch sear section seduce silt singe slubber sludge slur smear smirch smoke smooch smouch smudge smut smutch sod soilage soilure space spoil spot stain stigmatizesubaerial depositsubsoil sully taint tar tarnish terraterra firmaterrain territorythe countrythree-mile limitthrow mud attill topsoil turftwelve-mile limitvicinage vicinity vilify violate vitiatewaste matterwoodland zone

Adverb(1 words)

more danish jord

Verb(12 words)

mucked muddied muddies muddyingpollute environmentpollutes smirched smirching smudged soiled sullieswash off mud

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More general

20 entries

alter change damage dirtiness dirtying earthgeographic areageographic regiongeographical areageographical regionground material matter modifynatural resourceobject

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More specific

16 entries

alluvial soilclayclay soildefame dust grime libel loam mud peat sandsandy soilsilt smear stain topsoil

Collocations

8 entries

soil erosionsoil healthsoil moisturesoil nutrientssoil qualitysoil samplesoil texturetopsoil

Inflections

3 entries

soiled soiling soils

Derivations

4 entries

soilage soiled soiler soily

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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The air is soft, the soil moist.

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Worms are sometimes beneficial to soil.

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Does the soil suit vegetables?

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The soil retained richness.

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