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as in corrupt
having loose sexual morals
a sleazy lothario who is always on the make
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as in cheap
of low quality
a sleazy yellow coat that was marked down to practically nothing and not worth even that
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of sleazy
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David Tennant plays a sharp, sleazy villain.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Aug. 2025
Her next stop is to see Tommy (Michael Kelly), a sleazy figure from her past who stirs up disturbing memories.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Sales: The Lifeblood of your Business The word sales can feel uncomfortable and sleazy for many.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The nine-part series explores the complex character of Cincinnati’s former mayor and the king of sleazy television.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Aug. 2025
Her next stop is to see Tommy (Michael Kelly), a sleazy figure from her past who stirs up disturbing memories.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Sales: The Lifeblood of your Business The word sales can feel uncomfortable and sleazy for many.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The nine-part series explores the complex character of Cincinnati’s former mayor and the king of sleazy television.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleazy
Adjective
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Our institutions are failing us — either corrupt or underfunded, gutted and useless — and we’re absorbed with stories of characters that manage to save themselves, and on their own terms.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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That failure was on corrupt leadership.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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This World Cup wasn’t going to be cheap to attend, but these memories for life cost so much that swathes of people can’t even toy with the idea.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Utility executives and analysts have said clean energy projects are crucial to help power new data centers and factories, because they can be built quickly and produce electricity that is relatively cheap.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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On the strength of flimsier-than-expected wins against Clemson and Florida, LSU was +1000 to win the national title last week, sixth-best in the country.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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People make close, intense bonds when stuck in the Big Brother house together, and Vince and Morgan’s dynamic crosses more lines with each passing day, emotional cheating threatening to tip into physical even as Vince continues to hopelessly cloak his feelings in flimsy analogies and code phrases.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
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The demolition of the former dilapidated Northridge Mall, which began last year, is finished.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The restaurant is the joint labor of love for couple Wessie and Tradd Newton, who have stewarded the location from a dilapidated structure into a local institution.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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In a searing rebuttal days before the British socialite was convicted for procuring victims for Epstein’s abuse in December 2021, Comey spoke to the perverted duo’s reasons for targeting teens from disadvantaged backgrounds.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
17 July 2025
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Jeff is a bit of a voyeur or peeping Tom, though not in a perverted way.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Our prayers are with the victims and their families during this terrible tragedy.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Rather, the wretched truth is a reminder that history’s wins are often, if not always, accompanied by terrible loss — that, sometimes, what was cast as victory may have actually been defeat.—
Andrea Williams,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Sep. 2025
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That metric topped out around 2 during the dot-com boom, and at just over 3 during the pandemic’s frothy markets and muted economy.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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And that is to say nothing of the burning crosses and the guns, the bomb threats and the gobs of hot, frothy spit.—
Andrea Williams,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Sep. 2025
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Same premise as the exterior, but even more important: Don’t buy a car with a neglected interior.—
Jimmy Camp,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
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Close the Loop Following through on commitments is the simplest and yet shockingly most neglected way to earn long-term trust.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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“Sleazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleazy. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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