Synonyms of ropy
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Another word for ropy is bingy. Other synonyms of ropy are inferior, second-rate, shabby, unwell and ass.
Synonyms and similar words for ropy
adjectiveOf milk or another liquid: slimy, as after the action of Enterobacter aerogenes in syrup.
- bingyOf milk or butter: ropy; having gone bad or soured.
adjectiveOf poor quality; in poor health.
- inferiorOf low rank, standard or quality.
- second-rateOf mediocre quality; not first-rate.
- shabby
- unwell
- ass slang, vulgarOf low quality; bad.
- badOf low quality.
- 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.
- crap slang, vulgarOf poor quality.
- crappo slangOf very low quality; crap, lousy.
- crappy vulgarOf very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful.
- 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.
- crummy informalBad; poor.
- dogwater slangExtremely bad or unskilled (especially at a video game); trash.
- dreckyTrashy, worthless.
- flimsyLikely to bend or break under pressure; easily damaged; frail, unsubstantial.
- fourth-rateTerrible, awful; less than third-rate.
- gash UK, slangOf poor quality; makeshift; improvised; temporary; substituted.
- garbageBad, crap, shitty.
- god-awfulExtremely awful, unpleasant or dreadful.
- lousyRemarkably bad; of poor quality.
- 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.
- pathetic
- 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.
- rubbish Australia, informalExceedingly bad; awful.
- sadPoor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.
- schlockyOf inferior quality, cheap.
- scrubbyInferior in size or quality.
- shoddyPoor; low.
- slim UK, dialectalBad, of questionable quality; not strongly built, flimsy.
- subparOf less than a traditional or accepted standard.
- shit vulgarOf poor quality; worthless.
- shite Ireland, UKBad; awful; shit.
- shitty informal, vulgarLow-quality; inferior; not up to par, or failing one's expectations.
- 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.
- ailingSickly; sick; ill; unwell.
- crank UK
- crook slang
- green about the gillsIll or unwell, especially as indicated by one's appearance.
- ickyUnwell or upset; in a bad state of mind or health.
- ill
- indisposed
- infirm
- like death warmed overIll, unwell.
- off one's feed
- on the Pat and Mick slangSick; out of commission due to being unwell.
- out of sorts
- Pat and Mick slangSick.
- poorlyIll, unwell, sick.
- puny US
- rough slangSomewhat ill; sick; in poor condition.
- sick
- sickishSomewhat sick, but not seriously so.
- sickly
- sick as a dogVery ill.
- sick as a parrot
- tumidCancerous, unhealthy.
- under the weather
- unhealthy
- valetudinarian
- valetudinarySickly, infirm, valetudinarian.
- naughty obsoleteBad, worthless, substandard.
- slazy archaicSleazy; of inferior quality.
- slight dialectal, obsoleteBad, of poor quality.
- maladive rareSick; ill.
- mawkish archaic
- queer dated
Meaning of ropy
- adjective Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.
- adjective Capable of forming rope-like or thread-like structures.
- adjective Of milk or another liquid: slimy, as after the action of Enterobacter aerogenes in syrup.
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