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lame
Synonyms and Antonyms of lame
1
arousing or deserving of oneʼs loathing and disgust
abhorrent, abominable, condemnable, detestable, execrable, hateful, loathsome, odious
disgusting, reptilian, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, revulsive
discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, ignominious, shameful
base, ignoble, low, shabby, sordid, squalid, vile
2
falling short of a standard
bad, bastard, bush, bush-league, crummy (also crumby), deficient, dissatisfactory, ill, inferior, lousy, off, paltry, poor, punk, sour, suboptimal, subpar, substandard, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, wack [slang], wanting, wretched, wrong
abysmal, atrocious, awful, bitchin' [slang], brutal, damnable, deplorable, detestable, disastrous, dreadful, execrable, gnarly [slang], horrendous, horrible, pathetic, stinky, sucky [slang], terrible, unspeakable
bum, cheesy, coarse, common, crappy [slang], cut-rate, junky, lesser, low-grade, low-rent, mediocre, miserable, reprehensible, rotten, rubbishy, second-rate, shoddy, sleazy, trashy
inadequate, insufficient, lacking, meager (or meagre), mean, miserly, niggardly, scanty, shabby, short, skimp, skimpy, spare, stingy
miscreant, scurrilous, villainous
counterfeit, fake, phony (also phoney), sham
below par (or under), from hunger
A1, bang-up, banner, boss [slang], capital, choice, crackerjack, dandy, divine, excellent, exceptional, fabulous, fine, first-class, first-rate, grand, great, groovy, heavenly, high-test, jim-dandy, keen, marvelous (or marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, noble, par excellence, perfect, premium, prime, sensational, slick, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch, unsurpassed, wonderful
better, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, special, sufficient
average, borderline, fair, mediocre, middling, minimal, so-so, unexceptional
acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, fine, OK (or okay), passable, respectable, satisfactory, standard, tolerable
lame
Synonyms and Antonyms of lame
to cause severe or permanent injury to
dismember, hamstring, hobble, paralyze
batter, bruise, bung up, mangle, maul, rough (up)
break, damage, harm, hurt, impair, injure
bash, beat, belt, bludgeon, buffet, drub, hammer, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lick, paste, pelt, pommel, pound, pummel, thump
bang, box, hit, punch, slap, smack, smash, sock, spank, swat, swipe, thrash, thwack, whack
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