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

Jason Maddy disappears into multiple roles including the sleazy diner owner, the jolly Napa depot manager who pre-reads everyone’s mail and the wise doctor who treats Tony after a car accident. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026

Surrounded by a delightful cast of weirdos — with a scene-stealing, hilarious turn by Marc Maron as sleazy director Sam Sylvia — GLOW is a comedy match-up worth cheering for. — Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026

As polished-glam and old-Hollywood as the references were, there were moments that also felt sleazy and fun in the way that Hollywood in 2007 did, when getting photographed pouring out of a car on the way into the club was a rite of passage and full of its own twisted promise. — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026

The result is an overlong album whose monotonous palette—percussive and groggily sleazy, as if Black Kray studied Snow Strippers instead of SALEM—illuminates its struggle to say anything whatsoever. — Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 27 May 2026