Synonyms for sleazy
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Cheesy — marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate
cheesy, chintzy, crummy informal, trashy, cheap, filthy, flimsy, thin, shoddy, contemptible, low-grade, poor, punk, bum, weak, tinny, inferior, light, base, despicable, tacky, reprehensible
2. Seedy
seedy, disreputable, sordid, seamy, squalid, tawdry, scandalous
3. Shady — untrustworthy, unethical
Other
skeezy slang
Definitions
- adj. 1
Marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.
- adj. 2
Untrustworthy, unethical.
- adj. 3
Raunchy or perverted in nature; tastelessly sexual.
Related words
- Word family
- sleaze sleaziness
- Other spellings
- sleezy
Example sentences
- cheap It is cheap, but on the other hand it is not good.
- cheesy The movie that we watched today was very cheesy.
- trashy David is too trashy for Amanda.
- seedy Tom and Mary live in a seedy rundown neighbourhood.
- disreputable Used car salesmen are a disreputable bunch.
By length
- 3 letters
- bum1
- 4 letters
- poor1, base1, weak1, thin1, punk1
- 5 letters
- light1, cheap1, shady2, tacky2, slimy2, seedy2, tinny2, seamy2
- 6 letters
- filthy2, cheesy2, trashy2, flimsy2, shoddy2, sordid2, crummy2, tawdry2, skeezy
- 7 letters
- sketchy2, squalid2, chintzy2
- 8 letters
- inferior4
- 10 letters
- despicable4, unreliable5, scandalous3
- 12 letters
- questionable4, contemptible4, disreputable5
- 13 letters
- reprehensible5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shady2 = 2 syllables).