Synonyms for seamy

Most common

sleazy · sordid · seedy · squalid

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Adjective

Antonyms

immaculate

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Sordid, squalid or corrupt.

Example sentences

• sleazy Tom's a sleazy letch, and he gives Mary the creeps.
• sordid Sami's sordid love affair destroyed his marriage.
• seedy Tom and Mary live in a seedy rundown neighbourhood.
• squalid The refugees were living in a narrow, squalid backstreet.

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

seedy²

6 letters

sordid², sleazy²

7 letters

squalid²

12 letters

disreputable⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (seedy² = 2 syllables).