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Squalor as a Noun
Definitions of "Squalor" as a noun
Synonyms of "Squalor" as a noun (23 Words)
Usage Examples of "Squalor" as a noun
Associations of "Squalor" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Squalor” are: sordidness, squalidness, dirt, dirtiness, filth, filthiness, grubbiness, grime, griminess, muck, foulness, vileness, poverty, wretchedness, dinginess, meanness, nastiness, seediness, shabbiness, sleaziness, insalubrity, slovenliness, repulsiveness

Squalor as a Noun

Definitions of "Squalor" as a noun

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

Sordid dirtiness.
The state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.

Synonyms of "Squalor" as a noun (23 Words)

dinginess	The main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday.
dirt	Information about someone’s activities or private life that could prove damaging if revealed. Is there any dirt* on Desmond.*
dirtiness	The state of containing dirty impurities.
filth	An offensive or indecent word or phrase. You and all the others like you are filth.
filthiness	A state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse. This deformity and filthiness* of sin.*
foulness	A state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse. They were wearied with the foulness* of the weather.*
grime	A genre of popular music influenced by UK garage, typically characterized by a minimal, prominent rhythm, a very low-pitched bassline, and vocals by an MC. The windows were thick with grime.
griminess	The state of being grimy.
grubbiness	The state of being grimy.
insalubrity	The quality of being insalubrious and debilitating.
meanness	Aggressive character; viciousness. The meanness* of that existence.*
muck	Fecal matter of animals. Why do you let her read this muck.
nastiness	Malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty. I flinched at the nastiness* of his wound.*
poverty	The renunciation of the right to individual ownership of property as part of a religious vow. Thousands of families are living in abject poverty.
repulsiveness	The quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions.
seediness	A lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing.
shabbiness	A lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing.
sleaziness	Morally dishonorable. An embarrassing sleaziness* that I hope will be corrected by the more ethical newspapers.*
slovenliness	A lack of order and tidiness; not cared for.
sordidness	Sordid dirtiness.
squalidness	Sordid dirtiness.
vileness	The quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions. The vileness* of his language surprised us.*
wretchedness	A state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune. The wretchedness* for which these prisons became known.*

Usage Examples of "Squalor" as a noun

They lived in squalor and disease.

Associations of "Squalor" (30 Words)

abject	(of a person or their behaviour) completely without pride or dignity; self-abasing. His letter plunged her into abject* misery.*
contemptible	Deserving of contempt or scorn. A display of contemptible* cowardice.*
deprave	Make (someone) immoral or wicked. This book would deprave* and corrupt young children.*
deprived	Marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences. The charity cares for destitute and deprived* children.*
disadvantaged	Marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences. We began to help the disadvantaged.
discourage	Deprive of courage or hope take away hope from cause to feel discouraged. The plan is designed to discourage* the use of private cars.*
filth	Corrupt behaviour; decadence. Stagnant pools of filth.
gratuitous	Done without good reason; uncalled for. Solicitors provide a form of gratuitous* legal advice.*
hapless	Deserving or inciting pity- Galsworthy. A hapless* victim.*
hunger	Feel or suffer hunger. He hungered for a sense of self worth.
ignoble	Of humble origin or social status. I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble* part.*
indigence	A state of extreme poverty; destitution. Their indigence* appalled him.*
indigent	A needy person. A charity for the relief of indigent* artists.*
litter	Give birth to a litter of animals. News pages have been littered with doom and gloom about company collapses.
miserable	(of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable. His miserable* treatment of his family.*
misery	A cause or source of great distress or discomfort. The misery* and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable.*
neediness	A state of extreme poverty. He recognized her neediness* but had no time to respond to it.*
needy	Needy people collectively. Those from needy* backgrounds.*
nugatory	Of no value or importance. The teacher shortages will render nugatory* the hopes of implementing the new curriculum.*
obscenity	The state or quality of being obscene. A stream of invective and obscenity.
pauper	A person who is very poor. He was buried in a pauper* s grave.*
penury	A state of extreme poverty or destitution. He couldn t face another year of penury.
piteous	Deserving or inciting pity. A piteous* cry.*
poverty	The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions. The poverty* of her imagination.*
privation	A state of extreme poverty. Nutritional privation.
riffraff	Disparaging terms for the common people.
underprivileged	(of a person) not enjoying the same standard of living or rights as the majority of people in a society. The plight of the underprivileged.
valueless	Of no value. Cherished but valueless* heirlooms.*
worthless	Morally reprehensible. That promise is worthless.
wretched	Characterized by physical misery. The wretched* conditions of the slums.*