ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsSsqualid
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squalid
Meaning: filthy and miserable from neglect or poverty
squalid in a sentence
How squalid is used in real sentences:
The prisoners endured months in a squalid basement cell.
Families were crowded into squalid huts beside the factory.
“Mara rented a squalid workshop beside the rail yard, where rain stained the walls and a broken heater turned winter mornings into genuine privation.”
— from the passage Against the Metal
Synonyms for squalid
Other words for squalid — filthy, sordid and wretched — carry the same meaning.
- filthy
- sordid
- wretched
Antonyms of squalid
Words that mean the opposite of squalid:
- clean
- comfortable
- immaculate
Where it comes from
From Latin squalidus, meaning 'dirty or neglected.'
Memory hook
SQUALID sounds like 'squall lived here': the place was left filthy and miserable.