Synonyms of sleazy
75 similar words
Another word for sleazy is pathetic. Other synonyms of sleazy are poor, base, wretched, woeful and one-star.
Synonyms and similar words for sleazy
adjectiveMarked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.
- ass slang, vulgarOf low quality; bad.
- bad
- baseMorally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
- below par
- bottom-shelfCheap or low-quality.
- BTEC UKLow-quality or inferior.
- bum
- cheap
- cheap and nasty UKCheap and of bad quality.
- cheapshit vulgarCheap; shoddy; of inferior quality.
- cheesy
- chintzy figuratively
- coffee-and derogatory, slangCheap, second-rate.
- crap slang, vulgarOf poor quality.
- crappo slangOf very low quality; crap, lousy.
- crappy vulgar
- 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 slang
- crummy informal
- dogwater slangExtremely bad or unskilled (especially at a video game); trash.
- dreckyTrashy, worthless.
- flimsy
- fourth-rate
- gash UK, slang
- garbageBad, crap, shitty.
- god-awfulExtremely awful, unpleasant or dreadful.
- inferior
- lousyInsufficient and less than expected of a good thing.
- low
- low-grade
- low-qualityOf poor quality; inferior.
- low-rentLow-quality, trashy.
- made in China
- mid slang
- one-starOf low quality; low-quality.
- patheticArousing scorn or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy.
- poorInadequate, insufficient.
- 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, informal
- ropy Ireland, UK
- rubbish Australia, informalExceedingly bad; awful.
- sad
- schlocky
- scrubby
- second-rate
- shoddy
- slim UK, dialectal
- subpar
- shit vulgarNasty; despicable.
- shite Ireland, UKBad; awful; shit.
- shitty informal, vulgar
- substandard
- ticky-tacky US
- tenth-rateOf extremely poor quality, godawful.
- third-rate
- tin-pot informal
- trash
- trashy
- under parBelow par.
- woefulWretched; paltry; poor.
- wretchedOf a person, etc.: behaving in a manner causing contempt; base, despicable, wicked.
- naughty obsolete
- slazy archaicSleazy; of inferior quality.
- slight dialectal, obsolete
adjectiveRaunchy or perverted in nature; tastelessly sexual.
- skeezySleazy.
adjectiveUntrustworthy, unethical.
- unreliableNot reliable.
- questionable
- sketchy
- shady
- slimy
Meaning of sleazy
- adjective Marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.
- adjective Raunchy or perverted in nature; tastelessly sexual.
- adjective Untrustworthy, unethical.
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Questions about synonyms of sleazy
- What is another word for sleazy?
- Sleazy has 75 synonyms on Word.ws, such as pathetic, poor, base, wretched, woeful, one-star, low-quality and tenth-rate.
- What does sleazy mean?
- Sleazy means marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.
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