Synonyms for shabby
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In bad repair
ragged, threadbare, faded, ill-dressed, dilapidated, decayed, deteriorated, the worse for wear, run-down, broken-down, poor, pitiful, worn, meager, miserable, degenerated, wretched, poverty-stricken, scrubby*, seedy*, gone to seed*, down at the heel*.
Antonyms neat*, new, well-kept.
Inconsiderate
contemptible, low, mean, paltry, sordid, unkind, mercenary, miserly, selfish, thoughtless, stingy*, piffling*, tight-fisted*; see also rude 2.
Antonyms generous*, kindly, noble.
See shabby in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect:
bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shoddy, sleazy, tattered, tatty, threadbare. (Informal) tacky2. (Slang) ratty. Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone to pot (or seed), past cure (or hope). See betterSo objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation:
abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, foul, infamous, loathsome, lousy, low, mean2, nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, vile, wretched. See goodOf low or lower quality:
common, inferior, low-grade, low-quality, mean2, mediocre, second-class, second-rate, substandard. See better
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