Synonyms for sludge
slʌdʒsludge

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1. sludgenoun

   Synonyms:
   ooze, mud, mire, slush

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1. sludgenoun

   the precipitate produced by sewage treatment

   Synonyms:
   goo, muck, goop, guck, ooze, gook, slime, gunk

2. sludge, slime, goo, goop, gook, guck, gunk, muck, oozenoun

   any thick, viscous matter

   Synonyms:
   slant-eye, guck, easy lay, scoop, droppings, gunk, oozing, goop, slime, max, seepage, ooze, grievous bodily harm, dung, gook, liquid ecstasy, goo, muck, soap

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1. • Matter
   • Precipitate

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sludgenoun

   Synonyms:
   slosh, slush

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1. List of paraphrases for "sludge":

   sludges, mud, slurry, slam, muck, mire, dirt, lama, ooze

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1. Suzanne Somers:

   Almost everyone has gut issues, once all the old sludge is cleaned out of your gut, you stop bloating and you lose weight. Although this was not designed as a weight loss program, your stomach [does feel] flatter and your energy is through the roof.

2. Bruce Thomson:

   These organisms are adapted to live in fast-moving streams with sand and gravel bottoms, and now we’re covering most of that sand and gravel with light, fluffy sludge, it’ll plug up the pours and the organisms will be smothered. They need the sand and gravel to provide nutrients and oxygen.

3. Christopher Mankovich:

   The fuzzy cores are like a sludge, the hydrogen and helium gas in the planet gradually mix with more and more ice and rock as you move toward the planet's center. It's a bit like parts of Earth's oceans where the saltiness increases as you get to deeper and deeper levels, creating a stable configuration.

4. Lijin Zhong:

   You can treat sludge as waste but if you change your mind the sludge is not waste but a source of energy, if you can recover your energy, if you can recover resources from waste, then you are doing something to close the (ecological) loop of the city.

5. Cameron Todd:

   We've got a technology that allows you to more efficiently get bitumen out of oil sands, we've got a process that works and ... it means you don't have a problem with sludge that's left over and needs to go to a tailings pond.