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as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
a seedy but historic neighborhood that's just waiting for some new homeowners to come in and rehabilitate it
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as in tattered
worn or torn into or as if into rags
chose old, seedy clothes to wear while painting the bathroom
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Recent Examples of seedy
Fifty years ago audiences were riveted by that thriller that focused on two relentless newsmen, played by Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, who were digging into the seedy mysteries of the Watergate scandal.
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Peter Bart,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
The movie is bright and colorful but set against a seedy LA and the adult film industry.
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Jake Coyle,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Given the chance, though, Daisy doesn’t tell Agnes the seedy reality of her treasure.
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Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
Blood & Roses Volume 1 by Callie Hart Blood & Roses Volume 1 by USA TODAY best-selling author Callie Hart is a contemporary dark romance that dives into Seattle's most dangerous, feared men and the seedy world of human trafficking.
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Jessica Moore,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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Peter Bart,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
The movie is bright and colorful but set against a seedy LA and the adult film industry.
—
Jake Coyle,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Given the chance, though, Daisy doesn’t tell Agnes the seedy reality of her treasure.
—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
Blood & Roses Volume 1 by Callie Hart Blood & Roses Volume 1 by USA TODAY best-selling author Callie Hart is a contemporary dark romance that dives into Seattle's most dangerous, feared men and the seedy world of human trafficking.
—
Jessica Moore,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seedy
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The Reflecting Pool has been a pet project of the president, who, before renovations got underway this spring, characterized it as dilapidated and dirty and said previous presidents had neglected it.
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Unable to pay rent, the boys moved several hours away to the small, dilapidated house with the leaky roof where rent is minimal.
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One-touch passing, feinting and ripping hard shots into a tattered net, each is super-charged by vivid daydreams of glory on the international stage.
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The look was created from tattered bootleg championship shirts in blue, white and orange, which were sourced from vendors in NYC this week.
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Underdog startups and neglected divisions tell similar stories.
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Cinematographer Guillermo Garza shoots neglected settings like fine art, embracing the grime.
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His hushed, ragged whisper feels suitably weathered, fitting a collection of songs that never are in a hurry.
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Slugs and snails are some of the peskiest garden visitors that can riddle plant leaves with ragged holes or chew tender crops like lettuce down to nubs overnight.
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Directed by Son Jae-gon and starring Gang Dong-won, Uhm Tae-goo, and Park Ji-hyun, the film tracks a faded first-generation K-pop co-ed dance trio making a reckless attempt to stage a comeback two decades after a plagiarism scandal dissolved their careers.
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The one difference was a new layer of red bricks over the faded previous layer.
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“Seedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seedy. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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