muddied

ADJECTIVE

bedraggled

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disheveled run down seedy threadbare untidy

STRONG

dilapidated dirty disordered drenched dripping faded muddy soiled stained sullied wet

WEAK

decrepit dowdy messy shabby sloppy slovenly sodden tacky tattered

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fresh neat orderly tidy

STRONG

clean

ADJECTIVE

opaque

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blurred cloudy dirty dull frosty gloomy hazy impenetrable murky thick

WEAK

dark darkened dim dusky filmy foggy fuliginous lusterless misty nontranslucent nontransparent nubilous obfuscated shady smoky sooty turbid

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bright clear intelligent light luminous smart sparkling sunny thin vivacious

WEAK

crystal-clear easy lucid translucent transparent unambiguous unclouded understandable

Example Sentences

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This is where it starts to get muddied.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

Over the weekend Haseeb Hameed and Dom Sibley, two openers from England's past eyeing a recall, also made centuries which muddied the selection waters further.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

This movie exists for two reasons: to make money, and to polish Jackson’s muddied legacy.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

What’s Next: Uncertainty about when conflict will end has muddied forecasts.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

When he got out, Hare looked back and saw that the water was badly muddied from where he had been cavorting.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith

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"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 4

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"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 4