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Synonyms of trashy

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Another word for trashy is bad. Other synonyms of trashy are one-star, low-quality, low-grade, poor and second-rate.

Synonyms and similar words for trashy

adjectiveLike trash; having low quality and a perceived lack of depth, especially of books and films.

  • cheesyCheap, of poor quality.
  • low-rentLow-quality, trashy.
  • mediocreNot excellent or outstanding, usually disappointingly so.
  • useless
  • worthlessHaving no worth or use; without value.
  • ass slang, vulgarOf low quality; bad.
  • badOf low quality.
  • baseMorally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • inferiorOf low rank, standard or quality.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • patheticArousing scorn or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy.
  • 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.
  • rubbish Australia, informalExceedingly bad; awful.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • under parBelow par.
  • woefulWretched; paltry; poor.
  • wretchedOf an inferior or unworthy nature or social status; contemptible, lowly.
  • naughty obsoleteBad, worthless, substandard.
  • slazy archaicSleazy; of inferior quality.
  • slight dialectal, obsoleteBad, of poor quality.

adjectiveIndecent or lacking class.

adjectiveHaving or generating a lot of trash.

  • clutteredScattered with a disorderly mixture of objects that occupies space; littered.
  • junkyFull of junk.
  • litteredCovered in litter.
  • rubbishyStrewn with litter.

Meaning of trashy

  1. adjective Like trash; having low quality and a perceived lack of depth, especially of books and films.
  2. adjective Indecent or lacking class.
  3. adjective Having or generating a lot of trash.

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Questions about synonyms of trashy

What is another word for trashy?
Trashy has 77 synonyms on Word.ws, such as bad, one-star, low-quality, low-grade, poor, second-rate, third-rate and cheap.
What does trashy mean?
Trashy means like trash; having low quality and a perceived lack of depth, especially of books and films.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: trashy (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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