squalor

nounCommon GRE wordMore S words

a filthy and wretched condition, typically caused by poverty

In a sentence

Squalor in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing squalor in a sentence.

Inspectors found the tenants living in appalling squalor.

Synonyms

filthdegradationsordidness

Antonyms

cleanlinesssplendor

Keep going

to deliberately damage or obstruct something, especially in secret

an intensely sweet, calorie-free artificial sweetener

excessively sweet or sentimental in a cloying way

regarded as too important or sacred to be altered or criticized

having keen practical judgment and discernment

soundness of judgment and acuteness of discernment

most noticeable or important; standing out prominently

of a sickly yellowish or pale complexion

Common questions

Squalor (noun) means a filthy and wretched condition, typically caused by poverty

Here is squalor used in an example sentence: "Inspectors found the tenants living in appalling squalor."

Common synonyms for squalor include filth, degradation, sordidness.

Antonyms of squalor include cleanliness, splendor.

Squalor is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.