Synonyms of oozy

oozy

adjective

ˈü-zē 

as in muddy

full of or covered with soft wet earth

lost a shoe in the oozy field

Synonyms & Similar Words

• muddy
• slimy
• mucky
• filthy
• slushy
• sludgy
• miry
• silty
• loamy
• dirty
• clayey
• stained
• grimy
• roily
• soiled
• squalid
• unclean
• bedraggled
• grubby
• impure
• smutty
• gunky
• grungy
• grotty
• begrimed
• foul
• uncleanly
• sullied
• befouled
• cruddy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clean
• sparkling
• unsullied
• immaculate
• antiseptic
• spotless
• pristine
• unstained
• cleanly
• squeaky-clean
• unsoiled
• spick-and-span
• spic-and-span

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of oozy

Once the eggs go in, be sure to keep the flame low and keep the pan covered while cooking, so the eggs stay soft and almost oozy at their yolk, and the cotija melts a bit. —Emily Weinstein, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024

The volcanic systems on Reykjanes tend to produce oozy, low-gas lava flows with very little ash. —Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2023

Then bake them until the cheese goes oozy, with a touch of browning. —Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2023

On squid ships, which make up a large portion of the Chinese distant-water fleet, every surface is covered in oozy ink, and at night the decks are bathed in bright light from bowling ball-sized bulbs that are used to attract squid to the surface of the water. —Ian Urbina, TIME, 26 Oct. 2023