Clean and Grungy

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Clean adjective - Free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits.

Usage example: clean dishes

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Grungy is an antonym for clean.

Nearby Words: clear, cleaned, cleanup, clearing, cleanly

Grungy adjective - Not clean.

Usage example: after playing outside, the kids came in grungy and in need of a good bath

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Clean is an antonym for grungy in dirty and unkempt topic.

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Grungy and Clean. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clean/grungy

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