low-rent

adjective

ˈlō-ˈrent How to pronounce low-rent (audio)
Definition of low-rentnext
as in cheap
of low quality a store full of low-rent items

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Recent Examples of low-rent Some areas of Dallas lost over 50% of their low-rent units, according to the report. — Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026 For too long, one group of actors has been cruelly locked out of Oscars consideration, their podium moments relegated to low-rent precursors like the Golden Globes and MTV Movie Awards. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026 New in the lineup is Strip Law, a series about an uptight Vegas lawyer who teams up with a low-rent magician to add some pizzazz to Sin City’s dumbest cases. — Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025 The teaser shows Cruise in cowboy boots dancing with a shovel in what looks to be a Los Angeles-type of low-rent apartment, as well as on a pier. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for low-rent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for low-rent
  1. cheap
  2. poor
  3. terrible
  4. inferior
  5. bad
  6. rotten
  7. coarse
  8. common
Adjective
  • Investors now see access to cheap and reliable power as a precondition for European companies to compete long-term.
    — Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Telehealth sites hit their first jackpot in the 2010s, when Viagra and other drugs for erectile dysfunction came off patent, allowing for the sale of cheaper generics.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of cheap
Adjective
  • Europe is expected to have a particularly poor corn harvest and needs larger imports just as its demand for feed remains high.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Reese is known as a poor shooter, and is often mocked for missing easy shots in games.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of poor
Adjective
  • And then none of it mattered because his special teams bailed him out with a big kick return (thanks to a terrible decision by Eagles coach Nick Sirianni to even allow a kick return in the first place) followed by a walk-off field goal.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The story follows the transformation of Adriana (Colin), a woman shattered by a terrible murder and who discovers the strength to start over, driven by an unquenchable thirst for justice.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of terrible
Adjective
  • The idea is to sound like an inferior buck in the brush, one that is roaming around a mature deer’s space and getting on his nerves.
    — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Only 272 yards, at home, against a UCLA team that unquestionably has inferior talent?
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of inferior
Adjective
  • Bajaria may also have hit thin ice with Sarandos after the streamer won just 16 Primetime Emmy Awards this year — its worst showing since 2016 and down from 30 in 2025.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The size of the boat, the distance from the tow boat's berth and how bad the boat is stuck will all factor into the final invoice.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of bad
Adjective
  • Sometimes your potatoes will be not be super clean with little sprouts and little rotten bits that need to be cut off.
    — Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
  • He was filled with a sudden sense of hopelessness, a rotten sadness.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of rotten
Adjective
  • Oils suit dry, damaged, coarse or itchy-scalp hair and overnight treatment.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Authorization and enforcement are almost always too coarse for what production actually requires.
    — Alex Salazar, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of coarse
Adjective
  • Why data centers became a bipartisan enemy Data centers have become the common enemy of Democrats and Republicans alike.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Infighting remains common among the factions, and there is still no clear political end state.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of common

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“Low-rent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/low-rent. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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