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Synonyms of crummy

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Another word for crummy is abysmal. Other synonyms of crummy are atrocious, awful, bad, chronic and coarse.

Synonyms and similar words for crummy

adjectiveBad; poor.

  • abysmal figuratively
  • atrocious
  • awful
  • badOf low quality.
  • chronic slang
  • coarse
  • cornyUncool, stupid, lame.
  • crap slang, vulgarOf poor quality.
  • crappy slang, vulgarOf very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful.
  • direBad in quality, awful, terrible.
  • disagreeable
  • dismal
  • dogshit vulgar
  • dreadful
  • fifth-rateTerrible, awful; less than fourth-rate.
  • foul
  • fourth-rateTerrible, awful; less than third-rate.
  • godawful
  • hellishCausing great pain, discomfort or distress.
  • hideous
  • hopeless
  • horrendousExtremely bad; awful; terrible.
  • horrid
  • horrible
  • horrificCausing horror; horrifying.
  • inadequateNot adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
  • incompetentLacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to do a task successfully.
  • inelegantNot elegant; not exhibiting neatness, refinement, or precision.
  • intolerable
  • inferiorOf low rank, standard or quality.
  • lackluster
  • loathsomeHighly offensive; abominable, sickening.
  • lousyRemarkably bad; of poor quality.
  • miserable
  • naff slang
  • negativeNot positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.
  • odiousArousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.
  • ordinary AustraliaBad or undesirable.
  • pathetic
  • peakBad.
  • piss-poorReflecting a low standard of workmanship or achievement; very inferior.
  • rottenBad or terrible.
  • rubbish Australia, colloquialExceedingly bad; awful.
  • shitawful vulgarVery awful.
  • shitty vulgarVery bad; unpleasant; miserable; insignificant.
  • sixth-rateTerrible, awful; less than fifth-rate.
  • sloppy
  • subparOf less than a traditional or accepted standard.
  • terrible
  • unfavorable
  • wackAnnoyingly or disappointingly bad, in various senses; lousy, corny, cringy, uncool, messed up.
  • ass slang, vulgarOf low quality; bad.
  • base
  • below par
  • bottom-shelfCheap or low-quality.
  • BTEC UKLow-quality or inferior.
  • bumOf poor quality or highly undesirable.
  • cheapOf poor quality.
  • cheap and nasty UKCheap and of bad quality.
  • cheapshit vulgarCheap; shoddy; of inferior quality.
  • cheesyCheap, of poor quality.
  • chintzy figurativelyTastelessly showy; cheap, gaudy, or tacky.
  • coffee-and derogatory, slangCheap, second-rate.
  • crappo slangOf very low quality; crap, lousy.
  • craptastic slang, vulgarOf extremely poor quality.
  • crapperific slang, vulgarExtremely awful.
  • craptabulous slang, vulgarExtremely awful.
  • craptacular US, slangSpectacularly awful; so poor in quality as to become a spectacle.
  • cruddy slangCrummy, lousy, worthless.
  • dogwater slangExtremely bad or unskilled (especially at a video game); trash.
  • dreckyTrashy, worthless.
  • flimsyLikely to bend or break under pressure; easily damaged; frail, unsubstantial.
  • gash UK, slangOf poor quality; makeshift; improvised; temporary; substituted.
  • garbageBad, crap, shitty.
  • god-awfulExtremely awful, unpleasant or dreadful.
  • lowNot high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.).
  • low-gradeOf inferior quality.
  • low-qualityOf poor quality; inferior.
  • low-rentLow-quality, trashy.
  • made in ChinaCheaply manufactured; of poor or low quality, (especially) if made in East Asia.
  • mid slangTrashy; low-quality.
  • one-starOf low quality; low-quality.
  • poorOf low quality.
  • poor man'sCheaper than, simpler than, a low-quality version of, or inferior to.
  • pound-shop UK, derogatoryUsed to denote that something is low-quality or an inferior imitation.
  • punkBad, substandard.
  • rinky-dink US, informalOf poor quality; amateurish, shoddy, small-time.
  • ropy Ireland, UKOf poor quality; in poor health.
  • sadPoor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.
  • schlockyOf inferior quality, cheap.
  • scrubbyInferior in size or quality.
  • second-rateOf mediocre quality; not first-rate.
  • shoddyPoor; low.
  • slim UK, dialectalBad, of questionable quality; not strongly built, flimsy.
  • shit vulgarOf poor quality; worthless.
  • shite Ireland, UKBad; awful; shit.
  • substandardOf inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.
  • ticky-tacky USMade of this material; cheaply built, of low quality.
  • tenth-rateOf extremely poor quality, godawful.
  • third-ratePoor, shoddy; less than second-rate.
  • tin-pot informalOf inferior quality; shoddy.
  • trash
  • trashyLike trash; having low quality and a perceived lack of depth, especially of books and films.
  • under parBelow par.
  • woefulWretched; paltry; poor.
  • wretchedOf an inferior or unworthy nature or social status; contemptible, lowly.
  • crapalicious rare, slangWorthless; bad.
  • deityforsaken humorous, rareGodforsaken; particularly bad or terrible.
  • naughty obsoleteBad, worthless, substandard.
  • slazy archaicSleazy; of inferior quality.
  • slight dialectal, obsoleteBad, of poor quality.

adjectiveFull of crumb or crumbs.

  • crumbyCrumbly; inclined to break into crumbs.

Meaning of crummy

  1. adjective Bad; poor.
  2. adjective Full of crumb or crumbs.
  3. adjective Soft, like the crumb of bread; not crusty.

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Questions about synonyms of crummy

What is another word for crummy?
Crummy has 112 synonyms on Word.ws, such as abysmal, atrocious, awful, bad, chronic, coarse, corny and crap.
What does crummy mean?
Crummy means bad; poor.

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