Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

The word "unclean" can be used as adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

clean

Derived Terms

unclean hands

Derived From

clean

Context

religion

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

impure

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

begrimed contaminated dirty-handed discolored dusty feculent filthy greasy grimy gungy lutose mucky muddy polluted slimy smutty sooty unkempt unpurified unscoured unstrained unswept unwiped

Related Terms

corrupt defiled despicable

Related Terms

ceremonially chaste dirty foul impure moral ritual soiled unfit

Similar Terms

Augean bedraggled befouled begrimed black buggy cobwebby dingy dirty-faced draggled feculent filthy flyblown foul fouled greasy grimy grubby grungy impure lousy maculate mucky muddy nasty nonkosher nonkosher oily ratty raunchy scummy smudgy smutty snot-nosed snotty sooty sordid squalid terefah travel-soiled travel-stained tref uncleanly unswept untidy untouchable untouchable unwashed

Synonym Network

dirty

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