Synonyms of trashy

trashy

adjective

ˈtra-shē 

1

as in inappropriate

marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste

I know that sequined shirt cost a lot of money, but I still think it looks kind of trashy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inappropriate
• tacky
• unsuitable
• cheesy
• incorrect
• unfashionable
• wrong
• tasteless
• cheap
• dowdy
• inelegant
• loud
• grotesque
• ticky-tacky
• unstylish
• styleless
• unseemly
• tawdry
• unbecoming
• outmoded
• coarse
• vulgar
• out-of-date
• crude
• gaudy
• shoddy
• common
• sleazy
• graceless
• kitschy
• garish
• showy
• flashy
• glitzy
• low-grade
• unrefined
• ostentatious
• junky
• inferior
• second-rate
• passé
• lousy
• splashy
• kitsch
• overdone

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sophisticated
• elegant
• classic
• classy
• fashionable
• chic
• posh
• fine
• stylish
• tasteful
• appropriate
• exquisite
• smart
• proper
• suitable
• right
• correct
• becoming
• simple
• fitting
• conservative
• ritzy
• modern
• neat
• quiet
• handsome
• seemly
• genteel
• contemporary
• understated
• restrained
• refined
• up-to-date
• in
• happening
• modish
• swank
• à la mode

2

as in cheap

of low quality

trashy furniture that fell apart after a few weeks

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in obscene

depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society

a trashy skin magazine with no pretense to subtlety

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obscene
• vulgar
• pornographic
• nasty
• dirty
• filthy
• foul
• gross
• suggestive
• obnoxious
• unacceptable
• disgusting
• raunchy
• crude
• indecent
• blue
• naughty
• smutty
• unpleasant
• lascivious
• offensive
• bawdy
• lewd
• undesirable
• ribald
• coarse
• profane
• abusive
• unwanted
• impure
• unprintable
• locker-room
• wanton
• gutter
• X-rated
• infamous
• porny
• stag
• salacious
• wicked
• broad
• depraved
• perverted
• soft
• repulsive
• racy
• immodest
• loathsome
• low
• scatological
• kinky
• off
• revolting
• risqué
• objectionable
• unbecoming
• earthy
• repugnant
• salty
• indecorous
• distasteful
• coarse-grained
• perverse
• indelicate
• abhorrent
• barnyard
• repellent
• unwelcome
• reprehensible
• off-color
• gamy
• atrocious
• scurrilous
• exceptionable
• louche
• censurable
• blameworthy
• blamable
• hard-core
• debasing
• soft-core

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wholesome
• decent
• clean
• prudish
• proper
• puritanical
• Victorian
• staid
• nice
• respectable
• polite
• correct
• acceptable
• innocuous
• prim
• genteel
• desirable
• pleasant
• appropriate
• decorous
• inoffensive
• priggish
• G-rated
• suitable
• agreeable
• nonobscene
• pleasing
• pure
• welcome
• perfect
• straitlaced
• becoming
• seemly
• meet
• fit
• virginal
• immaculate
• spotless
• endorsed
• approved
• sanctioned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trashy

Chicago stories, books about music or celebrities, history lessons, or tawdry, trashy novels that are secretly good? — Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026

While some people may consider reality shows unserious, dramatic and even trashy, the genre seems to have become a training ground for politics. — Saige Miller, NPR, 31 May 2026

The target of his satire is not just the wealthy, castle-dwelling Jo Stoyte, clearly modeled on Hearst, but American society writ large, with its trashy consumerism and childish veneration of riches. — Literary Hub, 21 May 2026

The component parts include herself, a fashionable, high-ish brow, and maybe trashy auteur (Abel Ferrara, Olivier Assayas, Catherine Breillat, her own dad), a strong genre element, and dabs of very deliberate provocation. — David Katz, IndieWire, 20 May 2026