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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
Most people think a brothel manager just sits in some seedy basement office counting money in low lighting.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Falcon served 27 years in prison for misdeeds that are right out of Miami Vice, the lavish lifestyles fueled with a seedy drug underbelly.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 June 2025
Motor-Cycle was a daring way to make an entrance, a comedic rock melodrama that blasted Golden’s seedy world out in Technicolor.
—Jeff Gage, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
During the 1960s, the Bossert became an SRO, but not a particularly seedy one.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 2 June 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Falcon served 27 years in prison for misdeeds that are right out of Miami Vice, the lavish lifestyles fueled with a seedy drug underbelly.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 June 2025
Motor-Cycle was a daring way to make an entrance, a comedic rock melodrama that blasted Golden’s seedy world out in Technicolor.
—Jeff Gage, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
During the 1960s, the Bossert became an SRO, but not a particularly seedy one.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seedy
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Elsewhere, though, anxiety permeates the dilapidated bars, karaoke clubs, and music halls into which Jia pokes his camera.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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In Los Angeles, $500,000 gets you a dilapidated hut in the hood with a permanent police siren soundtrack.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
30 May 2025
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Set in the year 3333 on a desolate alien world, players take on the role of the Swordsman, a somewhat blank slate character with minimalist features clad in a tattered cloak.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
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And then, in close-up, a bulldozer turns over rubble, and a family photograph is glimpsed in the debris, a tattered symbol of what has been lost.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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What’s a neglected part of your ME—your health, learning, or joy?—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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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
Adjective
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An unkempt lawn with ragged edges signals a lack of care to all who pass it by.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 June 2025
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In the clip, the small dog scuttles into the room clutching his ragged bear, which has a hole that has caused its stuffing to spill out.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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Staining not only revives faded wood but also helps protect it from sun, moisture and insects.—
Angie Hicks,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2025
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Select a faded flower and follow the stem down, cutting it 12 inches or more below the bloom, deep into the plant to encourage more long stems.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 June 2025
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“Seedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seedy. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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