DUSTY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DUSTY?

Need another word that means the same as “dusty”? Find 27 synonyms and 30 related words for “dusty” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Dusty” are: dust-covered, cold, moth-eaten, stale, dirty, grimy, grubby, unclean, soiled, begrimed, befouled, mucky, sooty, stained, spotty, powdery, crumbly, chalky, friable, muted, dull, flat, faded, pale, pastel, subtle, restrained

Dusty as an Adjective

Definitions of "Dusty" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dusty” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new.
• Covered with a layer of dust.
• Staid and uninteresting.
• Covered with, full of, or resembling dust.
• (of a colour) dull or muted.

Synonyms of "Dusty" as an adjective (27 Words)

befouled	Made dirty or foul. A building befouled with soot.
begrimed	Blackened with ingrained dirt. A miner s begrimed face.
chalky	Consisting of or rich in chalk. Walls of chalky green.
cold	Extended meanings especially of psychological coldness without human warmth or emotion. The trail went cold.
crumbly	Consisting of or easily breaking into small fragments. The cheese has a sharp flavour and is crumbly and moist.
dull	So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. Your diet doesn t have to be dull and boring.
dust-covered	Covered with a layer of dust.
faded	Reduced in strength. Faded jeans.
flat	Relating to flat racing. The UK housing market was flat.
friable	Easily crumbled. Friable curds formed in the stomach.
grimy	Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot. The grimy industrial city.
grubby	Involving dishonest or disreputable activity; sordid. The grubby face of a young boy.
moth-eaten	Showing signs of wear and tear.
mucky	(of soil) soft and watery. Wet mucky lowland.
muted	In a softened tone. A dress in muted tones of powder blue and dusty pink.
pale	Very light colored; highly diluted with white. The pale light of a half moon.
pastel	Of a soft and delicate shade of colour. Faded pastel charms of the naive music.
powdery	As if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder. A powdery blue.
restrained	Kept under control. The drawings with their restrained colours give a feeling of peace and contemplation.
soiled	Soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime. A soiled T shirt.
sooty	Used in names of birds and other animals that are mainly blackish or brownish black e g sooty tern. A sooty chimney.
spotty	Having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture. The wall had a spotty speckled effect.
stained	Having a coating of stain or varnish. Her ink stained fingers.
stale	(of food) no longer fresh and pleasant to eat; hard, musty, or dry. Stale news.
subtle	Difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze. The subtle fiend dissembled.
unclean	Soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime. Wore an unclean shirt.

Usage Examples of "Dusty" as an adjective

• A dusty pile of books.
• Dusty old records.
• A hot, dusty road.
• Patches of pale gold and dusty pink.
• A dusty old bore.

Associations of "Dusty" (30 Words)

bog	An area of wet muddy ground that is too soft to support a heavy body. A bog of legal complications.
climate	A region with a particular climate. He had grown up in a hot climate.
cold	Extended meanings especially of psychological coldness without human warmth or emotion. Cold logic.
covered	Overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form. Covered wagons.
damp	Damp air or atmosphere. An ensemble of drums including a foot damped instrument.
dank	Unpleasantly cool and humid. Huge dank caverns.
drenched	Abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination. Moon drenched meadows.
grimy	Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot. The grimy industrial city.
humid	Marked by a relatively high level of water vapour in the atmosphere. A hot and humid day.
marshland	Low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water. Acres of meadows and marshlands.
marshy	Characteristic of or resembling a marsh; waterlogged. A marshy coastline.
moist	(of a climate) rainy. The moist fertile soil.
muddy	Cause to become muddy. The original colours were blurred into muddy pink and yellow.
mudslide	A mass of mud and other earthy material that is falling or has fallen down a hillside or other slope.
muffled	Wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy. They heard the sounds of muffled voices.
muted	Being or made softer or less loud or clear. The muted hum of the distant traffic.
rain	Falls of rain. The low sky raining over tower d Camelot.
rainy	(of weather, a period, or an area) having or characterized by considerable rainfall. Rainy days.
scabrous	Rough and covered with, or as if with, scabs. A scabrous hovel.
snow	Fall as snow. Carbon dioxide snow.
snowy	Marked by the presence of snow. Snowy hair.
soggy	Slow and apathetic. We squelched through the soggy ground.
splashing	The act of splashing a liquid substance on a surface.
swamp	Low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog. The country was swamped with goods from abroad.
swampy	(of soil) soft and watery. A swampy area.
tropics	The part of the Earth’s surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate.
unclean	Having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws. Unclean thoughts.
unsanitary	Not sanitary or healthful. The unsanitary conditions in the orphanage.
wet	Make one s bed or clothes wet by urinating. He wetted a finger and flicked through the pages.