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Slum

🔄 Synonyms of "Slum"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
slummy	Like a slum; run-down, dirty, decrepit.
slum areanoun	a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Slum"

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Word	Definition
slummy	Like a slum; run-down, dirty, decrepit.
poornoun	With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
slum areanoun	a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
favelanoun	A slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil.
barrionoun	A municipality or subdivision of a municipality in Spanish America, and in Spain itself.
ghettonoun	An (often impoverished) area of a city inhabited predominantly by members of a specific nationality, ethnicity, or race.
shantytownnoun	An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.
shantynoun	A roughly-built hut or cabin.
neighbourhoodnoun	British standard spelling of neighborhood.
hellholenoun	(slang, derogatory, idiomatic) A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.
neighborhoodnoun	The residential area near one's home.
dumpnoun	A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.
hovelnoun	(derogatory) A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.
squatternoun	One who occupies a building or land without title or permission.
hillnoun	An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
messnoun	a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
randomnoun	A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.
indiscriminate	(of a person) Without care in making distinctions, thoughtless.
wildcatnoun	A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically:
barriosnoun	A surname from Spanish.