Synonyms for sketchy

Most common

dicey · dubious · shady · seedy

All synonyms

Adjective

Antonyms

exhaustive

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement.

   The first draft included a sketchy design.

Related words

Word family

skeezy

Example sentences

• shady You try to find something shady in whatever I say.
• dubious He also brought out one more dubious conclusion.
• seedy Tom and Mary live in a seedy rundown neighbourhood.
• dicey It got pretty dicey weaving in and out of traffic.
• incomplete He makes judgements based on incomplete knowledge.
• unfinished "An unfinished sentence" is a sentence unfinished.

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

shady², dodgy, seedy², dicey², booky

6 letters

sleazy²

7 letters

dubious³

10 letters

incomplete³, unfinished³

11 letters

superficial⁴

12 letters

unelaborated

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shady² = 2 syllables).