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shoddy
Synonyms and Antonyms of shoddy
- shoddy merchandise that soon fell to pieces
indifferent, lackluster, second-class
brummagem, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, kitsch, kitschy, meretricious, ostentatious, showy, splashy, swank (or swanky), tawdry
counterfeit, fake, phony (also phoney), sham
- a waterfront area filled with shoddy saloons, tattoo parlors, and houses of prostitution
bad, criminal, immoral, seamy, sordid, unethical, unsavory, wicked
base, contemptible, despicable, detestable, dirty, low, mean, miserable, vile, wretched
black, evil, iniquitous, nefarious, rotten, sinful, unrighteous, vicious, villainous, wrong
blamable, blameworthy, censurable, inglorious, reprehensible
corrupt, debased, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissolute, gamy (or gamey), libertine, loose, perverted, reprobate
decent, ethical, good, honest, just, moral, noble, principled, righteous, upright, upstanding
esteemed, prestigious, reputed, respected
authorized, legal, licensed, permissible, permitted
approved, endorsed (also indorsed), sanctioned
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