/ Thesaurus / D Synonyms of diatomaceous earth Find synonyms for: Noun1. diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr, earth, ground, filterusage: a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering materialWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tactful Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language