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as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
a seedy but historic neighborhood that's just waiting for some new homeowners to come in and rehabilitate it
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as in tattered
worn or torn into or as if into rags
chose old, seedy clothes to wear while painting the bathroom
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Recent Examples of seedy
Phillips is far from a seedy creep who draws the ire of everyone around him.
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Barry Levitt, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
An outing to a karaoke bar turned seedy when the employees were given room keys or numbered papers corresponding to hotel rooms.
—Mara Hvistendahl, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The plans include a shiny new Viper Room; a pale imitation of its seedy self.
—Edmund Vallance, AFAR Media, 18 Mar. 2025
By age 17, Ellis was a part of London’s seedy social scene and became a nude model, Metro UK reported.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
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Barry Levitt, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
An outing to a karaoke bar turned seedy when the employees were given room keys or numbered papers corresponding to hotel rooms.
—Mara Hvistendahl, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The plans include a shiny new Viper Room; a pale imitation of its seedy self.
—Edmund Vallance, AFAR Media, 18 Mar. 2025
By age 17, Ellis was a part of London’s seedy social scene and became a nude model, Metro UK reported.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seedy
Adjective
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On the show Hill would buy dilapidated homes, fix them up and sell them for a profit.—
Jennifer Sangalang,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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The manager of a dilapidated building called the Workers’ Cultural Palace gives a speech about his plans for the space.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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The bottom half of the dog's body stayed pinned underneath a tattered couch on a pile of trash as flies circled him.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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The other traditional party, the Liberal Party, has splintered between those who remain loyal to Zelaya and those who led the coup, including Mauricio Villeda, the presidential candidate who leads a tattered vestige of his party.—
Dana Frank,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Nov. 2013
Adjective
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But the area where these cuts will be felt most acutely is with respect to elder abuse, which is already a neglected area of health care and social services.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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By upcycling a neglected garment, Hirsch hopes to give someone the chance to experience the beauty and craftsmanship that goes into creating a piece.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The square of white cloth was about to be sewn into a bigger pieces displaying political messages, but the ragged edges didn't neatly line up with the other pieces.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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Musk: Tesla not on ‘ragged edge of death’ Musk dismisses the idea that the company is in any serious financial distress.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2025
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Offering a 23% concentration of pure vitamin C, this formula delivers some serious brightening benefits, resulting in a more even-looking complexion and faded hyperpigmentation.—
Denise Primbet,
Glamour,
28 Apr. 2025
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Everything below that will be flooded, according to IPCC predictions, so his maps show those areas as underwater, with what’s land today shown as a faded layer.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Seedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seedy. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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