Synonyms of grimes

grimes

verb

present tense third-person singular of grime

as in stains

to make dirty

countless hours of work were needed to clean the floors of the old warehouse that had been grimed from a century of use

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stains
• blackens
• dirties
• messes
• smudges
• besmirches
• soils
• mucks
• sullies
• daubs
• mires
• muddies
• begrimes
• befouls
• smirches
• distains
• contaminates
• gaums
• bemires
• fouls
• pollutes
• discolors
• taints
• defiles
• jumbles
• disarranges
• disorders
• muddles
• draggles
• confuses
• dishevels
• disarrays
• collies
• crocks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cleans
• cleanses
• purges
• purifies
• sweeps
• wipes
• dusts
• brushes
• washes
• disinfects
• mops
• scrubs
• sanitizes
• decontaminates
• rinses
• brightens
• scours
• launders
• renews
• freshens
• deodorizes
• straightens (up)
• spruces (up)
• dry-cleans
• tidies (up)