ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsDdingy
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dingy
Meaning: dark, dirty, and dull-looking
dingy in a sentence
How dingy is used in real sentences:
The old curtains looked dingy after years of collecting dust.
The basement seemed dingy until we cleaned it and added brighter lights.
“The walls looked dingy, stained brown by wet soil and constant traffic.”
— from the passage The Garden Below
Synonyms for dingy
Other words for dingy — drab, dirty and grimy — carry the same meaning.
- drab
- dirty
- grimy
Antonyms of dingy
Words that mean the opposite of dingy:
- bright
- clean
Where it comes from
From English dinge 'to dirty'
Memory hook
A dingy room looks dim and dirty.