CRUMMY Synonyms: 176 Similar and Opposite Words

crummy

adjective

ˈkrə-mē

variants also crumby

Definition of crummy

as in poor

falling short of a standard the dry cleaners did a crummy job of pressing my suit

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Recent Examples of crummy Vacuum Cleaners Sadly, the world is full of crummy vacuum cleaners. — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 25 Jan. 2026 Watching Culhane conduct the band via crummy dance moves is a delight. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2026 The crummy season has had a dramatic impact on the collective psyche of the ski community here in Colorado. — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 9 Jan. 2026 Meanwhile, people relying on paychecks feel like the economy is considerably crummy. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crummy

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Adjective

Nearby residents have argued that the large apartment complex will be a poor fit for their neighborhood, citing concerns about traffic congestion and fire department access, among other things.

— Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
The Lions’ high-flying offense is at its best on turf, not nearly as fast on grass, and their poor red zone defense has been an issue.

— Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of poor

Adjective

William James Middle received its fifth unacceptable rating in a row in the 2025-26 school year.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
Not going for it on 4th down, and then settling for a field goal attempt with a 3 point lead is unacceptable!

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of unacceptable

Adjective

The lame-duck Senate has 22 legislative days scheduled before the new Congress is sworn in.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026
Trump was trounced, the country triumphed, and the long national nightmare is over, but for the rest of his lame-duck presidency.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of lame

Adjective

Delay hydrangea pruning because cutting at the wrong time can eliminate next season’s blooms.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 Nov. 2026
On Wednesday, as the indexes were soaring, Jim Cramer had been warning that Wall Street's first reaction to the midterm Democratic wave might be wrong.

— Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of wrong

Adjective

One option for overhauling the committee, according to people familiar with the situation, is broadening its focus beyond China to explore issues related to other bad foreign actors.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Phillips caught a bad break when her approach to the green hit a tree branch on its upward flight and dropped 20 yards short of the green.

— Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of bad

Adjective

The bat lay on its back, soggy and wretched, here in the waning hours of this terrible day.

— Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
An ugly fight between teammates during training camp was a terrible start to a season that officially began with a loss against North Carolina, a game in Dublin that TCU essentially sold, against the desires of Dykes.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of terrible

Adjective

Losing to the Tampa Bay Bucs starting an undrafted rookie quarterback was awful, and gagging the home game in overtime to the Awful Arizona Cardinals was worse; coming back in the fourth quarter to beat the Colts is almost just as bad.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2026
The only sign his group was listening to the awful things their friend/boss/son was being accused of was the very active facial expressions of Brand’s wife, Laura.

— Luke Jones, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of awful

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