RUBBISHY Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

rubbishy

adjective

Definition of rubbishy

as in cheap

of low quality rubbishy merchandise that is mainly bought by tourists

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But that does not mean residents will suddenly see a cheaper water bill.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
His latest book, Three Tenses, a well as his Pulitzer Prize finalist Same Bed Different Dreams, are complex without resorting to gimmicks or cheap obfuscation that implies depth.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of cheap

Adjective

The following season, Chelsea topped their Champions League group, but poor Premier League form saw Mourinho sacked in mid-December.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Many are in poor shape, with thin, uninsulated walls, leaky windows, old or broken swamp coolers and electrical systems that can't always handle air conditioners.

— Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of poor

Adjective

Far from inferior, these trees, which can look like pines with long droopy needles and reddish-orange flowers, host a large diversity of bugs beyond Swiftiephylys, creating a popular hangout for the six-legged beasts.

— Brad Balukjian, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026
Gwyn’s, however, who Richard considers to be his inferior, has jettisoned into success and is in the running for a huge literary prize.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of inferior

Adjective

Jeffrey Katzenberg, then a studio executive at Paramount Pictures, hand-picked the Happy Days star for the job, but at the time, Winkler had a bad feeling about accepting it.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
How many of us make things worse More seasoned Internet users—a fair number who read this site—are quick to dismiss the attack.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of bad

Adjective

Being pelted on the world’s stage with the modern equivalent of rotten tomatoes – memes and scathing online posts – hasn't kept the dancer, born Rachael Gunn, from laughing.

— Erin Jensen, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
His last Netflix partnership, the miniseries Zero Day, put up rotten scores.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of rotten

Adjective

If desired, for sweetness and crunch, sprinkle with coarse sugar.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
The facture of a painting by Kippenberger or, say, Büttner is typically heavy, punchy, almost coarse, with a blunt energy that does not promise freedom as the Abstract Expressionist gesture might be thought to do.

— Barry Schwabsky, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of coarse

Adjective

Porky Pig and Daffy Duck aren’t celebrities but second-class citizens forced to order their shoddy goods from Acme, a monopoly that ships everything in oddly familiar blue and brown boxes.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Cofnas penned an exposé last month that documented widespread plagiarism and shoddy scholarship in Arday’s work, a black professor hired by Cambridge University with much fanfare in 2023 to conduct research on race and social injustice.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of shoddy

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