Synonyms for foul

Other words for “foul”, grouped by meaning.

We found 48 synonyms for “foul”. The most common are pollute, contaminate, clog, choke off, clog up.

verb make impure

verb become or cause to become obstructed

verb spot, stain, or pollute

adjective highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

adjective offensively malodorous

adjective violating accepted standards or rules

Similarunfair

adjective (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines

Oppositesfair

adjective (of a manuscript) defaced with changes

adjective characterized by obscenity

Similardirty

adjective disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter

Similardirty

adjective especially of a ship's lines etc

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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