Synonyms for dowdy

Most common

frumpy · tacky · shabby · slovenly

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Adjective

Antonyms

stylish, foppish, chic

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.

Related words

Word family

dowdily dowdiness

Example sentences

• tacky I don't like boxer shorts very much. They're tacky.
• unkempt He wears scruffy clothes and has an unkempt beard.
• frumpy She had a really frumpy outfit on today.
• slovenly As to his daily life, he is very slovenly.
• unfashionable Tom is blissfully unaware of how unfashionable he is.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

dull¹

5 letters

tacky²

6 letters

shabby², frumpy², frowzy

7 letters

unkempt²

8 letters

tattered², slovenly³, frumpish

10 letters

bedraggled³, slatternly

13 letters

unfashionable⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tacky² = 2 syllables).

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