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Synonyms & Antonyms of shoddy
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- shoddy merchandise that soon fell to pieces
Synonyms for shoddy
- bad,
- bargain-basement,
- bum,
- cheap,
- cheapjack,
- cheesy,
- coarse,
- common,
- crappy
- [slang],
- cut-rate,
- el cheapo,
- execrable,
- gimcrack,
- inferior,
- junky,
- lousy,
- low-grade,
- low-rent,
- mediocre,
- miserable,
- poor,
- rotten,
- rubbishy,
- schlock
- (or schlocky also shlock or shlocky),
- second-rate,
- sleazy,
- terrible,
- trashy,
- trumpery,
- wretched
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Antonyms for shoddy
- a waterfront area filled with shoddy saloons, tattoo parlors, and houses of prostitution
Synonyms for shoddy
Words Related to shoddy
- base,
- contemptible,
- despicable,
- detestable,
- dirty,
- low,
- mean,
- miserable,
- vile,
- wretched
Near Antonyms for shoddy
- approved,
- endorsed
- (also indorsed),
- sanctioned
Antonyms for shoddy
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“Shoddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoddy. Accessed 25 Sep. 2020.
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The first known use of shoddy was in 1832
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