Synonyms of sleazy

sleazy

adjective

ˈslē-zē 

1

as in corrupt

having loose sexual morals

a sleazy lothario who is always on the make

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corrupt
• perverted
• skanky
• slutty
• trampy
• sluttish
• indecent
• lascivious
• depraved
• lewd
• unbecoming
• indecorous
• dissolute
• debauched
• degenerate
• debased
• libertine
• wanton
• reprobate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• puritanical
• prudish
• priggish
• prim
• polite
• proper
• decent
• genteel
• straitlaced
• straightlaced
• decorous
• moral
• seemly
• virtuous
• pure
• modest
• chaste
• celibate

2

as in cheap

of low quality

a sleazy yellow coat that was marked down to practically nothing and not worth even that

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheap
• terrible
• poor
• bad
• inferior
• rotten
• coarse
• common
• low-rent
• trashy
• worthless
• shoddy
• cheesy
• wretched
• useless
• mediocre
• bum
• miserable
• crappy
• rubbishy
• junky
• lousy
• low-grade
• execrable
• schlocky
• shlocky
• second-rate
• cheapjack
• gimcrack
• fake
• counterfeit
• schlock
• shlock
• cut-rate
• tawdry
• trumpery
• bargain-basement
• seedy
• swanky
• meretricious
• valueless
• lackluster
• el cheapo
• gaudy
• kitschy
• indifferent
• glitzy
• showy
• flashy
• garish
• shabby
• tacky
• swank
• ostentatious
• second-class
• kitsch
• splashy
• phony
• phoney
• sham
• brummagem
• ultracheap
• supercheap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• good
• excellent
• fine
• superior
• first-class
• high-grade
• handsome
• elegant
• tasteful
• first-rate
• top-notch
• polished
• refined
• handcrafted

3

as in flimsy

being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance

these cheap, sleazy curtains would do a poor job of blocking those wintertime blasts of cold air

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flimsy
• frothy
• gauzy
• filmy
• unsubstantial
• insubstantial
• cobwebby
• fine
• transparent
• delicate
• sheer
• gossamer
• fragile
• feeble
• gossamery
• dainty
• frail
• diaphanous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• substantial
• sturdy
• tough
• heavy
• durable
• lasting
• coarse
• rough
• rude
• knockabout

4

as in dilapidated

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

several letters in the sleazy motel's neon "vacancy" sign had burned out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilapidated
• neglected
• seedy
• miserable
• shabby
• scruffy
• tacky
• dumpy
• grungy
• desolate
• tired
• mangy
• abandoned
• tatty
• tattered
• scrubby
• tumbledown
• down-at-heel
• ragged
• down-at-the-heels
• ratty
• gone to seed
• timeworn
• threadbare
• down-at-the-heel
• ruined
• beat-up
• down-at-heels
• broken
• run-down
• mean
• bombed-out
• dog-eared
• tatterdemalion
• damaged
• unkept
• moth-eaten
• dingy
• wrecked
• decrepit
• forlorn
• deteriorated
• rickety
• destroyed
• ramshackle
• decaying
• godforsaken
• deteriorating
• broken-down
• bedraggled
• rackety
• hurt
• worn-out
• injured
• impaired
• harmed
• rattletrap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• new
• fresh
• brand-new
• maintained
• kept-up
• reconstructed
• smart
• spiffy
• patched
• mended
• rebuilt
• cared-for
• spruce

Examples of sleazy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jumping from one subject to another with encouragement from Hannity, the ex-Celebrity Apprentice host whipped off one falsehood and sleazy attack on his poll rising rival after another on Wednesday. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024

Fillion is perfectly cast as a sleazy anchor who is used to getting his way. —Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2024

Would Brooks Robinson have ever worn sleazy tight black toreador pants? —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2024

West strips that era of the City of Angels of all its pretense and posturing to expose its dark, sleazy and, yes, irresistible underbelly. —Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 2 July 2024