SOOTY Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

sooty

adjective

Definition of sooty

as in smoky

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Recent Examples of sooty Its borders seem to expand as trash bags begin appearing on the Badris’ property, and shots of swarming flies and sooty skies turn practically malevolent. — Vulture, 16 July 2022 The Persian Polymath Avicenna compared the urine of newly pregnant women to chickpea water, which turned red in the later stages and a black, sooty color after childbirth. — Holly Barker, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2022 At Race Point in Provincetown sightings included a sooty shearwater, 23 common murres, 600 razorbills, 30 black-legged kittiwakes, and 5 Iceland gulls. — BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2021 This is a novel of warrenlike buildings, sooty doors, small rooms that smell of mice and leather. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2021 See All Example Sentences for sooty

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Achieving such multitudes was a practice of refinement over many months, nailing the balance between wood, gourmand, and smokey facets, while still ensuring the final result wasn’t too heavy.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
From smoky, spirit-forward drinks to warming spices and frightening garnishes, cocktails in October have a little extra mystery.

— Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of smoky

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Lasting more than 10 minutes, the image begins eviscerated of scale and depth before slowly recovering a figure-ground relationship — from a smudgy surface to be contemplated to an image of a body moving through a landscape.

— Matilda Hague, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
These tones were integral to Theron’s smudgy eyeliner at the London premiere and Hathaway’s smoky eye look at the Paris premiere.

— Lauren Valenti, InStyle, 17 July 2026

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