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

Need another word that means the same as “yuck”? Find 9 synonyms for “yuck” in this overview.

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The synonyms of “Yuck” are: dirt, muck, grime, mud, mire, sludge, slime, ooze, foul matter

Yuck as a Noun

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

dirt	Information about someone’s activities or private life that could prove damaging if revealed. Michael threw a handful of dirt* on to the coffin.*
foul matter	An act that violates the rules of a sport.
grime	Dirt ingrained on the surface of something. The windows were thick with grime.
mire	A complicated or unpleasant situation from which it is difficult to extricate oneself. The country is still trying to climb out of the mire* left by its previous president.*
muck	Farmyard manure, widely used as fertilizer. I ll just clean the muck* off the windscreen.*
mud	Water soaked soil; soft wet earth. Ankle deep in mud* we squelched across a meadow.*
ooze	The process of seeping. I picked a fruit and watched the ooze* of fig milk from the stem.*
slime	Any thick, viscous matter. The cold stone was wet with slime.
sludge	Any thick, viscous matter. A sludge* green.*