Dirty and Scour

Opposite meaning words

Dirty verb - To make dirty.

Usage example: she dirtied her new sneakers when she splashed in the puddle

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Scour is an antonym for dirty.

Nearby Words: dirt, dirtiness, dirtying, dirtily

Scour verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.

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Dirty is an antonym for scour in topics: clean, search thoroughly.

Nearby Words: scoured, scouring, scourer

dirty record

scour record

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