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sleazy

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of sleazy

1 of low quality

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

Synonyms of sleazy

bad, bargain-basement, bum, cheap, cheapjack, cheesy, coarse, common, cut-rate, execrable, gimcrack, inferior, junky, lousy, low-grade, low-rent, mediocre, miserable, poor, rotten, rubbishy, schlock (or schlocky), second-rate, shoddy, terrible, trashy, trumpery, wretched

Words Related to sleazy

useless, valueless, worthless

indifferent, lackluster, second-class

flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, kitsch, kitschy, meretricious, ostentatious, showy, splashy, swank (or swanky), tawdry

seedy, shabby, tacky

counterfeit, fake, phony (also phoney), sham

supercheap, ultracheap

Near Antonyms of sleazy

elegant, handsome, tasteful

handcrafted, polished, refined

Antonyms of sleazy

excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, good, high-grade, superior, top-notch

2 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 of sleazy

cobwebby, filmy, flimsy, frothy, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, insubstantial, unsubstantial

Words Related to sleazy

dainty, delicate, fine

feeble, fragile, frail

diaphanous, sheer, transparent

Near Antonyms of sleazy

durable, knockabout, lasting, tough

coarse, heavy, rough, rude

Antonyms of sleazy

sturdy, substantial

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