Synonyms for seedy
- adjective
Most common
sleazy sordid disreputable seamy sickly scruffy threadbare seedlike
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Sleazy — inferior in condition or quality. Shabby, run-down, possibly connected with bad, dishonest or illegal…
sleazy, sordid, run-down, seamy, disreputable, shabby, squalid, shady, sketchy, derelict, tacky, poor, unkempt, bedraggled, worn, tattered, dilapidated, ruinous
2. Sickly
sickly, sick, poorly, ill, under the weather, ailing, indisposed, unwell, peaked, faint
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Inferior in condition or quality. Shabby, run-down, possibly connected with bad, dishonest or illegal activities, somewhat disreputable.
- adj. 2
Literal senses: Containing or full of seeds.
Pomegranates are as seedy as any fruit you are likely to see.
Example sentences
- sleazy Tom's a sleazy letch, and he gives Mary the creeps.
- sordid Sami's sordid love affair destroyed his marriage.
- disreputable Used car salesmen are a disreputable bunch.
- seamy There is a seamy side to everything.
- sickly Since childhood, Boldi has been a very sickly boy.
- scruffy He wears scruffy clothes and has an unkempt beard.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| seedy | rising | |
| sleazy | rising | |
| sordid | steady | |
| disreputable | rising | |
| seamy | falling | |
| sickly | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- ill1
- 4 letters
- poor1, sick1, worn1
- 5 letters
- faint1, shady2, faded2, tacky2, seamy2
- 6 letters
- poorly2, peaked1, shabby2, ailing2, unwell2, sleazy2, sordid2, sickly2
- 7 letters
- sketchy2, scruffy2, ruinous3, squalid2, unkempt2
- 8 letters
- derelict3, tattered2, seedlike
- 10 letters
- threadbare2, indisposed, bedraggled3
- 11 letters
- dilapidated5
- 12 letters
- disreputable5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shady2 = 2 syllables).