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

Need another word that means the same as “soil”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “soil” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Soil” are: ground, land, dirt, filth, grease, grime, grunge, stain, territory, earth, loam, sod, clay, turf, topsoil, mould, humus, marl, dust, space, terra firma, begrime, bemire, colly, dirty

Soil as a Noun

Definitions of "Soil" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “soil” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use.
• The geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state.
• The upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles.
• The territory of a particular nation.
• The state of being covered with unclean things.
• The part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock.

Synonyms of "Soil" as a noun (21 Words)

clay	A hardened clay surface for a tennis court. This lifeless clay.
dirt	Disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people. A dirt road.
dust	An act of dusting. Scatter my dust and ashes.
earth	The solid part of the earth s surface. The diversity of life on earth.
filth	The state of being covered with unclean things. You and all the others like you are filth.
grease	A thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery. Axle grease.
grime	Dirt ingrained on the surface of something. The windows were thick with grime.
ground	Relating to actions or activities taking place on the ground rather than the air. They called for a retrial on the grounds of the new evidence.
grunge	The fashion associated with grunge rock including loose layered clothing and ripped jeans.
humus	Partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil.
land	Living or travelling on land rather than in water or the air. The land had never been plowed.
loam	A soil with roughly equal proportions of sand, silt, and clay.
marl	A loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime. The road cuttings show red and green marls.
mould	A pudding or savoury mousse made in a mould. All the moulds masters or originals had been kept for reference.
sod	Surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots. Underneath the sod was a layer of humus.
space	The dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all things exist and move. A teenager needing her own space.
stain	A coloured patch or dirty mark that is difficult to remove. He regarded his time in gaol as a stain on his character.
terra firma	The solid part of the earth’s surface.
territory	A region marked off for administrative or other purposes. The way she felt now she was in unknown territory.
topsoil	The top layer of soil. Dry topsoils are typical in the western Corn Belt.
turf	A piece of turf cut from the ground. Each turf was cut and stacked.

Usage Examples of "Soil" as a noun

• Good agricultural soil.
• Blueberries need very acid soil.
• American troops were stationed on Japanese soil.
• Rotary cultivators are ideal, particularly on difficult soils.
• The stationing of US troops on Japanese soil.

Soil as a Verb

Definitions of "Soil" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “soil” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Make soiled, filthy, or dirty.

Synonyms of "Soil" as a verb (5 Words)

begrime	Blacken with ingrained dirt. The smoke of industry begrimes buildings.
bemire	Make soiled, filthy, or dirty. His shoes were bemired from travelling on foot.
colly	Make soiled, filthy, or dirty.
grime	Blacken or make dirty with grime. The windows were grimed like a coal miner s goggles.

Usage Examples of "Soil" as a verb

• Don't soil your clothes when you play outside!

Associations of "Soil" (30 Words)

accumulated	Periodically accumulated over time.
adobe	The clay from which adobe bricks are made. Adobe houses.
bedrock	Solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil. Honesty is the bedrock of a good relationship.
compost	Convert to compost. Sweet peppers can be grown singly in pots of potting compost.
deposition	The act of putting something somewhere. A commissioner to take depositions from witnesses.
desertification	The gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land. Nearly one fifth of the world s land is threatened with desertification.
erode	(of soil, rock, or land) be gradually worn away by natural agents. The cliffs on this coast have been eroded by the sea.
erosion	Erosion by chemical action. The problem of soil erosion.
fertilization	The action or process of fertilizing an egg or a female animal or plant, involving the fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote.
fluvial	Of or found in a river. Fluvial deposits.
gradually	In a gradual way; slowly; by degrees. The snake moved gradually toward its victim.
hill	Form into a hill. A hill of ruffs looked at from a distance on a sunny day was a very pleasing spectacle.
hummock	A hillock or knoll.
humus	Partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil.
layer	Propagate a plant as a layer. In an ovenproof dish layer the potato and courgette slices.
loam	A fertile soil of clay and sand containing humus.
manure	Apply manure to land. Plenty of fully rotted horse manure can be dug in this fall.
mound	The position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit. The bushes were little more than vague mounds beneath the snow.
mud	Soil with mud muck or mire. The two sides took over the local media to throw mud at each other.
peat	A cut piece of peat. He reached forward to add a couple of peats to the fire.
pleistocene	From two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution.
quicksand	A pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down. John found himself sinking fast in financial quicksand.
riverbank	The bank of a river.
riverbed	A channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river.
sandy	Resembling or containing or abounding in sand or growing in sandy areas. Pale eyes and receding sandy hair.
sediment	Deposit something as a sediment. The DNA was sedimented by centrifugation.
sedimentation	The process of settling or being deposited as a sediment. Sedimentation occurs when the droplets sink to the bottom.
silt	Become chocked with silt. The soil ends up silting up the stream.
sludge	The precipitate produced by sewage treatment. A sludge green.
topsoil	The top layer of soil. Keep all the topsoil you remove you re bound to find a use for it later.