Super Glossary

Foul Adjective Synonyms
dirty, obscene, filthy, profane, scatological, gross, smutty, foul-mouthed, blue, licentious, salacious, lewd, indecent, improper, coarse, uncouth, vulgar, rude, scurrilous, rough, indelicate, immodest, risqué, off color, suggestive, bawdy, ribald
My mother forbids my reading books containing foul language.

dirty, pollute, sully, befoul, defile, soil, contaminate, adulterate, taint
Effluent from the factory was fouling the river.

illegal, prohibited, forbidden, interdicted, not fair, dirty
In boxing a hit below the belt is a foul blow.

smelly, stinking, noisome, fetid or foetid, rank, evil-smelling, foul-smelling, malodorous, musty, mephitic, graveolent
A foul odor emanated from the cabinet.

dishonest, unfair, unjust, unsportsmanlike, dishonorable, fraudulent, underhand(ed), double-dealing, two-faced, corrupt, venal, dirty, treacherous, perfidious, traitorous, unscrupulous, crooked, shady, bent
Thrupp will get his way by fair means or foul.

abusive, offensive, affronting, insulting, disparaging, maligning, thersitical, calumnious or calumniatory, aspersive, slanderous, defamatory, libellous, denigrating, derogatory, deprecatory or deprecative, depreciatory or depreciative, denunciatory
Keep your foul tongue to yourself.

wicked, vile, bad, base, abominable, low, sordid, iniquitous, evil, flagitious, atrocious, monstrous, nefarious, sinful, immoral, amoral, vicious, villainous, scandalous, infamous, dishonorable, shameful, disgraceful, ignominious, detestable
They were finally brought to justice for their foul deeds.

tangled, entangled, caught, ensnared, enmeshed, snarled
A foul anchor is a common symbol.

tangle, entangle, catch, snare, ensnare, enmesh, snag, snarl, jam, twist
We can't hoist the mainsail because the halyard is fouled.

obstructed, blocked, choked, stopped (up), plugged (up), clogged (up)
The drain is foul with all that rubbish.

nasty, dangerous, rough, disagreeable, unfavorable, sloppy, stormy, adverse, windy, blustery, snowy, sleety, wet, rainy
We ran into a spot of foul weather at Dover.

Foul Verb Synonyms
disgrace, dishonour, sully, taint, besmirch, defile, soil, stain, smear, tarnish, blacken, denigrate, debase, degrade, abase, demean, disparage, defame, derogate, asperse, devaluate, depreciate, vitiate, belittle, discredit
That act of treachery will foul the family name for generations.

violation, infringement, infraction, illegality
The Rangers' forward has already been charged with two fouls.

obstruct, block, choke, stop or plug or clog (up)
Dead leaves fouled the downpipe.

offensive, loathsome, disgusting, obnoxious, revolting, repulsive, repellent, repugnant, sickening, nauseous, nauseating, nasty, beastly, fulsome
The bartender makes a foul concoction he swears will cure a hangover.

filthy, unclean, nasty, polluted, putrid, putrescent, putrefactive or putrefacient, defiled, soiled, spoiled, rotten, decayed, decomposed, rancid, soured, turned, tainted, mouldy, impure, adulterated, contaminated, stale, bad
The hamburger place was closed when public health inspectors found foul food in the freezer.

afoul, in conflict, in trouble, in violation
Curshaw has fallen foul of the law again.

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