Word Type

Verb

Adjective

Adjective

Noun

The word "foul" can be used as verb, adjective, adjective and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

fair

Derived Terms

afoul antifoul befoul biofoul biofouling by fair means or foul cry foul fall foul foul anchor foul berth foul bill of health foul feeder foul language foul line foul marten foul one's own nest foul out foul play foul pole foul shot foul tick foul tip foul trouble foul up foul wind foul-mouthed foul-smelling foul-spoken foul-tempered foul-tongued foul-up foulable foulbrood foulish foully foulmouth foulmouthed foulness in one foul swoop make foul water nonfoul nonfouling offensive foul overfoul party foul personal foul professional foul technical foul unfoul unfouled

Distinct From

fair goal

Etymologically Related To

putrid

Context

baseball basketball bowling nautical sport sports

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

attaint begrime bemire block change close up colly dirty disgrace dishonor dishonour grime hit impede infringement jam obstruct obturate occlude play shame soil violation

Type Of (IsA)

violation

Manner Of

change dirty dishonor hit play

Related Terms

foul fish

Related Terms

abusive bad bad smell baseball baseball out basketball basketball error basketball penalty besmirch bird bird group breach call chicken clear clog detestable dirty disgust disgusting dishonest entangle error foul ball foul territory game group homely nasty obscene obstruct odor offensive offensive odor out penalty poor rainy repulsive rule shorter smell smells smells bad sports sports call stench stench odor stormy trip up ugly unclean unpleasant vulgar

Similar Terms

dirty ill-smelling illegible malodorous malodourous offensive out of bounds out-of-bounds soiled stinky tangled unclean unfair unjust unpleasant-smelling

Synonym Network

clog cruddy distasteful filthy foul smelling fouled marked up pollute shameful unsportsmanlike

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.