SEAMY Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

seamy

adjective

Definition of seamy

as in sordid

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Recent Examples of seamy Lockjaw’s desire for Perfidia is one of both shame and dominance, a seamy wish to submit to her power as a way to prove its ultimate meaninglessness. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025 Up to this point, Cannon’s ability to make things light has kept the seamier parts of his personal life from hurting his career. — Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 15 July 2025 That seamy swagger of Jack Nicholson as über-dirtbag Randle McMurphy in Cuckoo’s Nest could have been shot here yesterday. — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025 Just like Blue Velvet, the painting exposes the seamy underbelly of small-town America. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for seamy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for seamy

Adjective

Hopefully, her death will serve as a reminder to the industry’s powers that be that young girls and women need to be heard, need to feel safe, and need to be shielded from its more sordid characters.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Jodie is jealous of my friendship with these siblings and is trying to sabotage it by doing background checks on them to reveal any sordid thing that has happened to them or their kids.

— R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of sordid

Adjective

In the filing, the Justice Department urged the appeals court to reverse the Tennessee federal judge’s ruling dismissing criminal charges against Abrego Garcia.

— Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Another person, Robert Zanolla, faces charges of felony conspiracy and criminal use of a communication facility, as well as related misdemeanors, the office said.

— Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of criminal

Adjective

Meanwhile in England, Queen Victoria fretted about receiving a gemstone obtained in such an unsavory way, and worried about the condition of Duleep.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
The truth is my friend has some very unsavory traits that make people want to tell him no.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of unsavory

Adjective

Both of them have erotic fixations with that original Miasma, which requires stepping back into the movie — and the glories of the disreputable genre itself.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Thatcher’s Elle is trying to reconnect with her disreputable father while battling an evil stepmother and trying to avoid a brutal serial killer.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026

Definition of disreputable

Adjective

When Russians embrace the Eurasian narrative, they are also engaged in the political project of rejecting Europe and the West, which Putin and his allies deride as decadent, declining, and immoral.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
In the realms of art, literature, film, and television, words and images that would once have been considered indecent, offensive, or immoral are now commonplace, especially in the West.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of immoral

Adjective

Ending clear unethical activity by a president is important to the long-term health and stability of our country.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
The myth that they’re somehow linked stems from a single report from England involving just a dozen children that was later found to be fraudulent and unethical and was forced to be retracted.

— Andrew D. Racine, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of unethical

Adjective

Along with other large parts of Northwest Indiana, East Chicago was hit with power outages following a wicked storm that blasted through the area a week ago Tuesday.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
The electric 2026 Subaru Uncharted GT is wicked fast on the highway but rugged enough to tackle off-road duties.

— Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of wicked

Adjective

City official calls removal ‘unnecessary escalation’ As the meeting continued, another attendee called Miller’s removal from the chambers disappointing and shameful to see someone who was speaking up thrown to the ground.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026
His greatest series let people see a character who has revealed the filthiest, most shameful parts of themselves, and imagine them as a mirror.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2026