LOW-RENT Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

low-rent

adjective

ˈlō-ˈrent

Definition of low-rent

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

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Adjective

Its latest pickup, the Ford Fathom, will cost a downright cheap $28,350, which should set it up to be a massive seller.

— Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Which explains why even modern-day Russia has recently loaded up with the cheapest possible foreign labor from former Soviet satellite states.

— Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheap

Adjective

Covid-19 wasn’t immediately recognized as a disease with airborne transmission with the potential to spread beyond the 6-foot social distancing measure, especially in places with poor ventilation or around activities with heavy breathing.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Crepe myrtles may not bloom due to poor pruning, low light, watering issues, weak soil, or pests.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of poor

Adjective

The smell of rotten eggs permeates communities where large piles of decaying sargassum emit ammonia and hydrogen sulfide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
The rotten culture that is seeping ever deeper into football was exemplified by the announcement that one of the game’s most successful referees had retired.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of rotten

Adjective

The best type of tea to re-steep is anything that starts very potent, or features tea leaves that are on the larger, coarser side, rather than finely ground.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026
Basic instructions are to fill your puddler almost to the top with coarse sand.

— Joan Morris, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of coarse

Adjective

Accidents are common on climbing expeditions in northern Pakistan because of avalanches, falling ice and rock, high altitude and rapidly changing weather.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Of the seven expense categories tracked — including housing, medical costs and education — cellphone bills were the most common expense paid by someone else.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026

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