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Synonyms & Antonyms of sleaze
1
a person of low moral character
- some sleaze will try to make a buck off of this tragedy
Synonyms for sleaze
- sleazebag
- [slang],
- sleazeball
- [slang],
- slime,
- slimeball
- [slang]
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2
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
- a real sleaze who is constantly mooching off friends, and friends of friends
Synonyms for sleaze
- bastard,
- beast,
- bleeder
- [British],
- blighter
- [chiefly British],
- boor,
- bounder,
- bugger,
- buzzard,
- cad,
- chuff,
- churl,
- clown,
- creep,
- cretin,
- crud
- [slang],
- crumb
- [slang],
- cur,
- dirtbag
- [slang],
- dog,
- fink,
- heel,
- hound,
- jerk,
- joker,
- louse,
- lout,
- pill,
- rat,
- rat fink,
- reptile,
- rotter,
- schmuck
- [slang],
- scum,
- scumbag
- [slang],
- scuzzball
- [slang],
- skunk,
- sleazebag
- [slang],
- sleazeball
- [slang],
- slime,
- slimeball
- [slang],
- slob,
- snake,
- so-and-so,
- sod
- [chiefly British],
- stinkard,
- stinker,
- swine,
- toad,
- varmint,
- vermin
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3
that which is of low quality or worth
- the TV networks wouldn't be airing such sleaze if the public wasn't watching it
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“Sleaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleaze. Accessed 30 Sep. 2022.
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The first known use of sleaze was in 1954
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