muddiest

Least clear, sediment-wise

Muddiest is the superlative of muddy—the most covered in or consisting of mud: After the storm, the back field was the muddiest I'd ever seen it.

By extension, muddiest describes the most unclear or confused state: This is the muddiest explanation of the tax code I've encountered.

water

turbid

Clouded by particles

  • siltyContaining fine earth deposits
  • murkyDark and unclear
  • cloudyObscured by atmosphere

brown · stagnant · polluted · brackish · swampy · boggy · marshy · churned · stirred · roiled

thick

sludgy

Thick and muddy

goopy · pasty · caked · clumpy · sticky · gooey · tarry · dense · heavy · clinging

unclear

confused

Unable to understand

clouded · foggy · nebulous · opaque · ambiguous · hazy · indistinct · jumbled · garbled · incoherent

ground

boggy

Saturated and soft

miry · sodden · spongy · marshland · quagmire · slippery · rutted · churned · trampled · soaked

Opposites
physical cleanliness/contamination

muddiestcleanest

Most free from dirt

spotless · pristine · immaculate · unsoiled · pure

clarity/transparency

muddiestclearest

Most transparent or obvious

crystalline · transparent · crystal-clear · limpid · pellucid

conceptual clarity

muddiestclearest

Most transparent or obvious

sharpest · plainest · simplest

Phrases
Family

muddied, muddies, muddier

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