foul
Ref's whistle cause
Foul is a noun, verb, and adjective, nearly always designating something undesirable.
A foul odor or smell is unpleasant.
Foul play is a breach of rules in a game – perhaps in the form of a foul, or illegal action.
When one player fouls another, the first commits an illegal action that hampers the second.
To foul something inanimate is to damage it and detract from its beneficial use: The chemical plant fouled the waterways.
Powerfully offensive odor
- reekEmit strong odor
- odorPerceived atmospheric emission
- stinkOffensive smell
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
rancid · fetid · rank · pungent · malodorous · reeking · noxious · acrid
Grossly offensive to decency
- vulgarCrude or indecent
- profaneIrreverent toward the sacred
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- indecentOffensive to accepted standards
lewd · offensive · abusive · blasphemous · coarse · cursing · swearing · expletives
Punishment for wrongdoing
- infractionMinor rule breach
- violationBreaking of rules
- unsportsmanlikeContrary to athletic ethics
- flagrantShockingly conspicuous and wrong
personal · technical · yellow card · red card · free kick · handball · tripping · holding
Thoroughly unclean
mucky · squalid · polluted · contaminated · muddy · stained · begrimed · tarnished
Displeasing to look at
- hideousExtremely unpleasant to see
- repulsiveCausing strong disgust
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- unsightlyUnpleasant to look at
loathsome · vile · disgusting · monstrous · ghastly · repugnant · horrid · frightful
Evil or slang-excellent
- evilProfound moral wickedness
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
- despicableMorally worthless, beneath regard
- heinousOdiously, shockingly evil
corrupt · nefarious · villainous · treacherous · sinister · malicious · base · ignoble
stench
Powerfully offensive odor
putrid · rancid · fetid · rank · pungent · malodorous · reeking · noxious · acrid · musty
obscene
Grossly offensive to decency
indecent · lewd · offensive · abusive · blasphemous · coarse · cursing · swearing · expletives · epithets
penalty
Punishment for wrongdoing
- infractionMinor rule breach
- violationBreaking of rules
- unsportsmanlikeContrary to athletic ethics
flagrant · personal · technical · yellow card · red card · free kick · handball · tripping · holding · charging
filthy
Thoroughly unclean
grubby · mucky · squalid · polluted · contaminated · muddy · stained · begrimed · tarnished · smeared
ugly
Displeasing to look at
unsightly · loathsome · vile · disgusting · monstrous · ghastly · repugnant · horrid · frightful · revolting
wicked
Evil or slang-excellent
- evilProfound moral wickedness
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
- despicableMorally worthless, beneath regard
heinous · corrupt · nefarious · villainous · treacherous · sinister · malicious · base · ignoble · abominable
stormy
Marked by violent weather
typhoon · hurricane · cyclone · inclement · rainy · blustery · nasty · rough · turbulent · windswept
- foul playCriminal or violent action
- foul upSpoil by mishandling
- foul mood
- party foulsGathering etiquette violations
- foul languageObscene or vulgar speech
- foul lineBoundary marking violations
fouled, fouls, foulness, befoul, fouling, fouler, foulest, befouled, foully