Synonyms and antonyms of To make things dirty in American Thesaurus

dirty (verb)

to make something not clean, especially by putting marks on it

pollute (verb)

to make air, water, or land too dirty and dangerous for people to use in a safe way

smear (verb)

to spread a soft or liquid substance on a surface in a messy way

contaminate (verb)

to make something dirty, polluted, or poisonous by adding a chemical, waste, or infection

mess up ()

to make something dirty or not neat

foul (verb)

to make something very dirty

smear (verb)

to make the surface of something dirty by rubbing it

soil (verb)

formal to make something dirty

smudge (verb)

to put a dirty mark on a clean surface

sully (verb)

very formal to make something dirty

make a mess of something ()

to make something look dirty or not neat

muck up ()

to make something dirty or messy

muddy (verb)

to make something muddy

smudge (verb)

if you smudge something such as ink, or if it smudges, you make it spread across the page in an a messy way by touching it when it is still wet

splotch (verb)

Americaninformal to put splotches of dirt or color on something

track (verb)

American to leave a line of dirt or other small pieces of something on the floor when you walk