1
as in worthless
having no usefulness
that broken watch you're wearing is junky
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as in cheap
of low quality
a junky coat that is sure to fall apart after one winter
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Recent Examples of junky
But the film is a total mess, start to finish: a mishmash of It and some military-thriller, monster-movie clichés culminating in a junky special-effects ending that barely makes sense.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Windows Search includes a bunch of extra graphics and junky newsfeed items and apps by default.
—Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
Truth is, Old is sort of a junky film with a so-so Twilight Zone premise mixed with an international cast — and, indeed, there are profound ideas about death and loss intertwined with cheap-seat body-horror ickiness.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
William does have one redeeming quality: A black cat that keeps him company when his life decisions leave him all alone in his junky bachelor apartment.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
But the visual jokes are dense and the look works for the setting and comedic ethos, reflecting the junky tourist-trap aesthetic that Mumolo and Wiig celebrate.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Otherwise most of your collection is fair game to display, sans a junky corporate logo or a plastic makeup.
—Camille Freestone, Architectural Digest, 17 Oct. 2024
As a result, the market for rechargeable devices is suffused with junky options, and the differences in quality can be opaque.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 July 2024
Credit Reynolds for finding chatty sweetness in his masked assassin — and for giving new life to the film series by embracing the intrinsic humor of the franchise's junky failings.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 July 2024
Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Windows Search includes a bunch of extra graphics and junky newsfeed items and apps by default.
—Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
Truth is, Old is sort of a junky film with a so-so Twilight Zone premise mixed with an international cast — and, indeed, there are profound ideas about death and loss intertwined with cheap-seat body-horror ickiness.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
William does have one redeeming quality: A black cat that keeps him company when his life decisions leave him all alone in his junky bachelor apartment.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
But the visual jokes are dense and the look works for the setting and comedic ethos, reflecting the junky tourist-trap aesthetic that Mumolo and Wiig celebrate.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Otherwise most of your collection is fair game to display, sans a junky corporate logo or a plastic makeup.
—Camille Freestone, Architectural Digest, 17 Oct. 2024
As a result, the market for rechargeable devices is suffused with junky options, and the differences in quality can be opaque.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 July 2024
Credit Reynolds for finding chatty sweetness in his masked assassin — and for giving new life to the film series by embracing the intrinsic humor of the franchise's junky failings.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junky
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This makes any concessions congressional Democrats may be able to obtain from their Republican colleagues worthless.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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These pump-and-dump schemes artificially inflate stock prices, allowing the perpetrators to sell at a high price before the stock inevitably crashes, leaving investors with worthless shares.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Read: The cost of avoiding microplastics In the mid-1990s, China emerged as the principal destination for used cups, straws, and the like; the country’s growing manufacturing sector was eager to make use of cheap, recycled raw plastic.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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My problem is, one family member opens cards that have been left there for my daughter, and puts all sorts of cheap decorations around her grave.—
Jeanne Phillips,
The Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Hide your money anywhere but your shoe; buy a solo car; don’t wander any empty train platforms.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
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Built in 1917 as a grand hostelry that drew a who’s-who list of visitors in its heyday, it was scheduled for renovation after sitting empty for 15 years.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Since then, however, Wells Fargo has pulled back roughly 18%, as of the close on Monday, which continued a terrible recent stretch for the overall market due to economic uncertainty stemming from concern about the impact of President Donald Trump ‘s tariffs.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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The New York Yankees received terrible news on Monday regarding Gerrit Cole's injury.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But there is another concerning trend and area that has to be improved — their poor record on second balls.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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The county’s response to the Tijuana River sewage crisis has been very poor.—
Emily Alvarenga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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So, Apple Intelligence being inferior to Google’s offering doesn’t matter to them.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Rocky, inferior to at least three of these, will be the winner, though.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Jayson Tatum kept the Celtics in the game most of the night with 33 points, eight assists and eight rebounds, but Brown had one of his worst games of the year with just 10 points.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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How to build good habits and break bad ones via tiny changes in behavior. … Paperback fiction 1.—
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The unhinged reaction is proof the culture of the federal government workforce is rotten and needs dramatic transformation, not incremental change.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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Still, power is power and the Albany Dems were getting ready to pass the rotten bill.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Junky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junky. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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