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gunk

[guhngk] / gʌŋk /
NOUN
bond
Synonyms
STRONG
band binding chain connection cord fastening fetter handcuff hookup irons ligature link linkage manacle network nexus rope shackle tie tie-in wire
WEAK
stickum
NOUN
cement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adhesive mud plaster sand
STRONG
binder birdlime bond concrete epoxy glue grout gum lime lute mortar mucilage paste putty sealant size solder tar
WEAK
rubber cement stickum
NOUN
dirt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
excrement ground muck mud soil stain
STRONG
crud dreck dregs feculence filth filthiness gook mire rottenness sleaze slime smudge smut tarnish
WEAK
scuz
Antonyms
STRONG
cleanliness
WEAK
sterility
NOUN
glue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cement paste plaster
STRONG
gum mucilage spit
WEAK
stickum
NOUN
goo
Synonyms
STRONGEST
muck sludge
STRONG
crud glop gook guck ooze slush
WEAK
yuck
NOUN
grime
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dust filth muck soot
STRONG
crud film gook smudge smut soil tarnish
Antonyms
WEAK
cleanliness purity
NOUN
handcuff
Synonyms
STRONGEST
irons shackle
STRONG
band binding chain connection cord fastening fetter hobble hookup iron ligature link linkage manacle network nexus restraint rope tie tie-in wire
WEAK
stickum
NOUN
mire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
quagmire
STRONG
bog dirt fen glop goo marsh moss mud ooze quicksand slime swamp
NOUN
muck
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dirt goo manure mud slime sludge trash
STRONG
dung filth garbage gook ooze refuse sewage waste
Antonyms
STRONG
possessions
NOUN
ooze
Synonyms
STRONGEST
goo muck silt slime sludge
STRONG
alluvium fluid glop gook mire mud
NOUN
sediment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
debris powder silt trash waste
STRONG
deposit dregs dross gook grounds lees matter precipitate precipitation residuum settling slag solids
Antonyms
STRONGEST
possessions
WEAK
whole
NOUN
slime
Synonyms
STRONGEST
goo mucus mud sludge
STRONG
fungus glop mire ooze scum
NOUN
sludge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
goo grease muck sediment silt slime
STRONG
glop goop mire oil ooze scum slop
NOUN
soot
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ash grit residue sediment smoke
STRONG
ashes
NOUN
vinculum
Synonyms
WEAK
band binding chain connection cord fastening fetter handcuff hookup irons knot ligament ligature link linkage manacle network nexus rope shackle stickum tie tie-in wire yoke

Example Sentences

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Smoglandia: The cause of SoCal’s smog is identified and it isn’t the factories spewing black gunk into the sky in support of the war effort.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: Clear out the gunk in your AirPods with this high-quality cleaning set.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

People fall in love with the gunk that differentiates us from one another.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2026

Wastewater is filled with human feces, garbage and other gross gunk that carries dangerous disease, and is piped away from our civilization for that reason.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024

My eyes had a milky film and produced an impressive amount of gunk.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman