Synonyms of sleazy

sleazy

adjective

ˈslē-zē 

1

as in corrupt

having loose sexual morals

a sleazy lothario who is always on the make

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corrupt
• perverted
• skanky
• slutty
• trampy
• sluttish
• indecent
• lascivious
• depraved
• lewd
• unbecoming
• indecorous
• dissolute
• debauched
• degenerate
• debased
• libertine
• wanton
• reprobate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• puritanical
• prudish
• prim
• polite
• proper
• decent
• priggish
• genteel
• decorous
• straitlaced
• moral
• virtuous
• pure
• modest
• chaste
• seemly
• celibate

2

as in cheap

of low quality

a sleazy yellow coat that was marked down to practically nothing and not worth even that

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheap
• poor
• terrible
• bad
• inferior
• rotten
• coarse
• common
• low-rent
• trashy
• shoddy
• worthless
• cheesy
• wretched
• mediocre
• bum
• useless
• miserable
• crappy
• rubbishy
• junky
• lousy
• low-grade
• execrable
• second-rate
• cheapjack
• fake
• counterfeit
• schlock
• gimcrack
• cut-rate
• tawdry
• trumpery
• bargain-basement
• seedy
• meretricious
• valueless
• lackluster
• el cheapo
• gaudy
• kitschy
• indifferent
• glitzy
• showy
• flashy
• garish
• shabby
• tacky
• swank
• ostentatious
• kitsch
• second-class
• splashy
• phony
• sham
• brummagem
• ultracheap
• supercheap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• good
• excellent
• fine
• superior
• first-class
• high-grade
• handsome
• elegant
• tasteful
• first-rate
• top-notch
• polished
• refined
• handcrafted

3

as in flimsy

being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance

these cheap, sleazy curtains would do a poor job of blocking those wintertime blasts of cold air

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flimsy
• frothy
• gauzy
• filmy
• unsubstantial
• insubstantial
• cobwebby
• fine
• transparent
• delicate
• sheer
• gossamer
• fragile
• feeble
• gossamery
• dainty
• frail
• diaphanous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• substantial
• sturdy
• tough
• heavy
• durable
• lasting
• coarse
• rough
• rude
• knockabout

4

as in dilapidated

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

several letters in the sleazy motel's neon "vacancy" sign had burned out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilapidated
• neglected
• seedy
• shabby
• miserable
• scruffy
• tacky
• dumpy
• grungy
• desolate
• mangy
• tired
• tatty
• tattered
• scrubby
• abandoned
• tumbledown
• ragged
• down-at-the-heels
• ratty
• gone to seed
• timeworn
• threadbare
• ruined
• beat-up
• run-down
• mean
• broken
• bombed-out
• dog-eared
• tatterdemalion
• unkept
• moth-eaten
• damaged
• dingy
• decrepit
• wrecked
• forlorn
• rickety
• ramshackle
• destroyed
• deteriorated
• decaying
• godforsaken
• broken-down
• deteriorating
• bedraggled
• rackety
• worn-out
• hurt
• injured
• impaired
• harmed
• rattletrap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• new
• fresh
• brand-new
• maintained
• kept-up
• reconstructed
• smart
• spiffy
• patched
• mended
• rebuilt
• cared-for
• spruce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sleazy

In The Idol Depp plays Jocelyn, a struggling pop star who becomes entangled with manipulative, sleazy nightclub owner Tedros (Tesfaye). — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026

Allie is bamboozled by a sleazy musician, who serenades her with an ode to date rape. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Has Trump said so much worse, so much more sleazy things against other people? — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

La Nueva Violencia is a smirking, libidinous play for the dance floor, picking up where the distorted guitars of the last record left off and channeling each new riff into sleazy post-punk and electroclash that stick to the body like sweaty velvet. — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026