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Synonyms & Antonyms of seedy
1
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
Synonyms for seedy
- beat-up,
- bombed-out,
- dilapidated,
- dog-eared,
- down-at-the-heels
- (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels),
- dumpy,
- grungy,
- mangy,
- mean,
- miserable,
- moth-eaten,
- neglected,
- ratty,
- run-down,
- scrubby,
- scruffy,
- shabby,
- sleazy,
- tacky,
- tatterdemalion,
- tatty,
- threadbare,
- timeworn,
- tumbledown
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2
worn or torn into or as if into rags
- chose old, seedy clothes to wear while painting the bathroom
Synonyms for seedy
Words Related to seedy
- broken-down,
- decrepit,
- dilapidated,
- dog-eared,
- grungy,
- mangy,
- moth-eaten,
- run-down,
- scuzzy
- [slang],
- tacky
Near Antonyms for seedy
- brand-new,
- new,
- spick-and-span
- (or spic-and-span),
- unused
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“Seedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seedy. Accessed 23 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of seedy was in 1574
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