dust - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air

Synonyms

• dust

More generic

• particulate
• particulate matter

More specific

• chalk dust
• fallout
• radioactive dust

Noun

free microscopic particles of solid material

Synonyms

• dust

More generic

• material
• stuff

More specific

• interplanetary dust

Noun

the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

Synonyms

• debris
• detritus
• dust
• junk
• rubble

More generic

• rubbish
• scrap
• trash

More specific

• slack

Verb

remove the dust from

Synonyms

• dust

More generic

• clean
• make clean

Related

• remove
• take
• take away
• withdraw

Verb

rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape

Synonyms

• dust

More generic

• blur
• smear
• smudge
• smutch

Verb

distribute loosely

Synonyms

• disperse
• dot
• dust
• scatter
• sprinkle

More generic

• discharge

More specific

• aerosolise
• aerosolize
• bespangle
• plash
• spatter
• splash
• splatter
• splosh
• spray
• sprinkle
• swash

Verb

cover with a light dusting of a substance

Synonyms

• dust

More generic

• cover

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