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

And all of American history, all of the best elements of American history, were made possible by the seemingly sordid act in 1850.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
The show is set to be led by writer Drew Crevello, who brought the sordid WeWork backstory to life with the miniseries WeCrashed, starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway.

— Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026

Definition of sordid

Adjective

Kayden Bordley, 19, faces one count each of second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts of armed criminal action, according to a Jackson County charging document.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
The Chino Police Department is leading the criminal investigation.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Definition of criminal

Adjective

Moreover, a host of unsavory characters from Britain’s criminal underworld want a piece of the operation.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 July 2026
The goal of providing that commentary is to assure the market that the CFO switch isn’t related to anything unsavory happening with the accounting book.

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 28 June 2026

Definition of unsavory

Adjective

After the laughter ringing through the room subsides, though, Abela does allow for a moment of reverence — for the HBO drama if not for the disreputable people who populate it.

— Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
The cultural shift that turned horror cinema from a disreputable, rarely respected grind-house film genre into a billion-dollar-a-year mainstream business has done wonders for the genre’s overall quality.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026

Definition of disreputable

Adjective

Some rabbinic readings attribute Lot’s hesitation to leave Sodom to his immoral greed and inordinate wealth.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
Court records show that 60-year-old Bradley Kyle Martin, of Dearborn Heights, is charged with using a computer or internet to communicate with another person to commit a crime and accosting children for immoral purposes.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 25 June 2026

Definition of immoral

Adjective

Examples like sales phone time or the Wells Fargo scandal illustrate how focusing solely on numbers can distort behavior, leading to superficial achievements or even unethical practices.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
In March, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung warned on X that oil refiners and corporations engaged in price-fixing would be held accountable, vowing to deploy all lawful measures against unethical business practices.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 6 July 2026

Definition of unethical

Adjective

Soon a wicked stepmother named Elvera and her brood came into the Jones family’s life.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026
Yamal was a thorn in Saudi Arabia’s side, drifting infield to unleash shots from distance but also peppering the penalty area with wicked deliveries from the right flank.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of wicked

Adjective

His campaign, which started with such excitement and inspired so many people in Maine, has become a shameful catastrophe.

— Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Bay Staters answered a brutal heat wave and a shameful act of late-night vandalism with pure grit to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.

— Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 4 July 2026