Antonyms for foul

Antonyms for (verb) foul

Main entry: clog, clog up, choke, choke off, congest, foul, back up

Definition: become or cause to become obstructed

Usage: The leaves clog our drains in the Fall; The water pipe is backed up

Antonyms: unclog

Definition: become or cause to become unobstructed


Antonyms for (adj) foul

Main entry: foul

Definition: (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines

Antonyms: fair

Definition: (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines


Main entry: disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, wicked, yucky, foul, loathly, loathsome, skanky

Definition: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

Usage: a disgusting smell; distasteful language; a loathsome disease; the idea of eating meat is repellent to me; revolting food; a wicked stench

Antonyms: inoffensive

Definition: giving no offense


Antonyms: unoffending, inoffensive

Definition: not causing anger or annoyance


Antonyms: defensive

Definition: intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack


Main entry: foul, filthy, nasty

Definition: disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter

Usage: as filthy as a pigsty; a foul pond; a nasty pigsty of a room

Antonyms: clean, make clean

Definition: make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from


Antonyms: clean

Definition: free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits


Antonyms: unobjectionable, clean

Definition: (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers


Antonyms: clean, uncontaminating

Definition: not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination


Antonyms: clean

Definition: ritually clean or pure


Main entry: cruddy, nasty, smutty, foul, filthy

Definition: characterized by obscenity

Usage: had a filthy mouth; foul language; smutty jokes

Antonyms: clean, make clean

Definition: make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from


Antonyms: clean

Definition: free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits


Antonyms: unobjectionable, clean

Definition: (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers


Antonyms: clean, uncontaminating

Definition: not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination


Main entry: afoul, foul, fouled

Definition: especially of a ship's lines etc

Usage: with its sails afoul; a foul anchor

Antonyms: untangled

Definition: not tangled


Main entry: unsporting, unsportsmanlike, dirty, foul, cheating

Definition: violating accepted standards or rules

Usage: a dirty fighter; used foul means to gain power; a nasty unsporting serve; fined for unsportsmanlike behavior

Antonyms: just, fair

Definition: free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules


Antonyms: just

Definition: used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting


Main entry: ill-scented, stinking, noisome, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, fetid, funky, smelly

Definition: offensively malodorous

Usage: a foul odor; the kitchen smelled really funky

Antonyms: fragrant

Definition: pleasant-smelling


Main entry: dirty, foul, marked-up

Definition: (of a manuscript) defaced with changes

Usage: foul (or dirty) copy

Antonyms: legible

Definition: (of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered


Visual thesaurus for foul