Synonyms of shabby
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Another word for shabby is run-down. Other synonyms of shabby are worn, worn-out, wasted, tired and mean.
Synonyms and similar words for shabby
adjectiveOf clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect...
- decrepitWeakened or worn out from age or wear.
- moth-eaten
- run-downDecrepit.
- timeworn
- tiredOld and worn.
- tackyShabby, dowdy in one's appearance or dress.
- clapped out Australia, IrelandExhausted, worn out.
- damagedThat has suffered damage.
- defective
- deteriorated
- dilapidatedHaving fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.
- faulty
- munted Australia, slang
- outworn
- passé
- past it
- past one's primeNo longer in an ideal condition.
- raddledWorn-out and broken-down.
- ragged
- ravaged
- rinky-dink US, informalOld-fashioned, tired; also, shabby, worn-out.
- roughWorn; shabby; weather-beaten.
- staleWorn out, particularly due to age or over-exertion, in reference to athletes and animals in competition.
- unimproved
- wastedRavaged or deteriorated.
- weakenedReduced; made less strong.
- wrecked
- wrecksomeMarked by a wreck or wreckage; resembling something that has been wrecked; banged up.
- wornDamaged and shabby as a result of much use.
- worn-outDamaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful.
- worsened
- scroungyDirty or shabby.
- meanUngenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
- beat
- beat upBattered by time and usage; beaten up.
- beaten up
- bedraggledWet, limp, and unkempt; in disarray due to being doused with water, exposed to the elements, etc.
- broken-down
- crumbling
- derelictOf property: in a poor state due to abandonment or neglect; dilapidated, neglected.
- draggled
- neglectedSuffering from neglect; uncared-for.
- ramshackle
- ruinous
- seedyShabby, run-down, possibly connected with bad, dishonest or illegal activities, somewhat disreputable.
- tatterdemalionTattered.
- tumbledownIn disrepair; poorly maintained.
- effete obsolete
adjectiveOf a person, their behaviour, etc.: despicable, mean; also, not generous; stingy, tight-fisted.
- ungenerousNot generous; stingy.
- cheap
- cheeseparingNiggardly, stingy.
- chintzyExcessively reluctant to spend; miserly, stingy.
- close
- close as waxMiserly, tight, or secretive.
- close-fistedTight-fisted, stingy.
- illiberal
- miserlyLike a miser, very or objectionably cautious with money.
- narrow-fistedSynonym of tight-fisted (“miserly, stingy”).
- niggardlyWithholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
- nipcheeseSynonym of miserly.
- parsimoniousExhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.
- peddlingInsignificant; unimportant; piddling.
- penny-wiseThrifty in regards to small amounts of money.
- penny-pinchingReluctant to spend money; close-fisted.
- penuriousMiserly; excessively cheap.
- scrooge-likeLike a scrooge in being miserly, tight-fisted, and a kill-joy.
- scrubby
- still got one's communion moneyStingy, frugal.
- stingy
- swear British, dialectalNiggardly.
- tight
- tight-fistedReluctant to spend money; miserly or stingy.
- tight as a tick
- ungivingNot giving; ungenerous.
- as tight as Dick's hatband dated
- miserable obsoleteWretched; worthless; mean; contemptible.
- tighter than Dick's hatband dated
Meaning of shabby
- adjective Of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect; scruffy.
- adjective Of a person: wearing ragged or very worn, and often dirty, clothing.
- adjective Of a person, their behaviour, etc.: despicable, mean; also, not generous; stingy, tight-fisted.
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