eww
Sound of revulsion
Eww is an exclamation of disgust or revulsion, reacting to something unpleasant—a bad smell, a gross image, or an unsettling idea: Eww, what is that on your shoe?
The spelling varies (ew, ewww) with more letters suggesting stronger disgust.
Common in casual speech and text, especially among younger speakers.
Total before subtractions
- yuckDisgust exclamation
- ickInstinctive disgust response
- nastyDeeply unpleasant or spiteful
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
repulsive · vile · foul · putrid · rancid · sickening · stomach-turning · off-putting
Mildly sick to stomach
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- retchGag involuntarily
- heaveForceful lift or throw
sick · vomit · stomach-churning · bile · puke · barf · dry heave · green around the gills
Having unpleasant odor
- smellyHaving foul odor
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- fetidHaving foul odor
- reekingEmitting strong foul smell
putrid · rotten · malodorous · funky · musty · sulfurous · fishy · sour
Emphatic denial
- hard passEmphatic informal rejection
- nopeCasual negative reply
- get awayTo flee or depart
- don't touchProhibition against contact
back off · not happening · absolutely not · refuse · recoil · shrink back · flinch
gross
Total before subtractions
revolting · repulsive · vile · foul · putrid · rancid · sickening · stomach-turning · off-putting · repugnant
queasy
Mildly sick to stomach
heave · sick · vomit · stomach-churning · bile · puke · barf · dry heave · green around the gills · woozy
stinky
Having unpleasant odor
reeking · putrid · rotten · malodorous · funky · musty · sulfurous · fishy · sour · acrid
no way
Emphatic denial
don't touch · back off · not happening · absolutely not · refuse · recoil · shrink back · flinch
slimy
Wet, slippery, unpleasant
gunky · sludgy · sticky · goopy · mushy · squelchy · curdled · congealed · lumpy · mucousy