Shabby synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
Slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky.
Deserving of contempt or scorn; worthless; despicable
Fallen into disrepair; dilapidated
Characteristic of, or giving the appearance of, poverty
well-kept (antonym)
(Of a secret) not told to anyone.
Not properly maintained; neglected
Deficient in a specified way.
Wretchedly inadequate:
down-at-the-heel
Alternative form of down at heel.
In bad repair
ill-dressed
In bad repair
Falling to pieces or into disrepair; broken down; shabby and neglected
In bad repair
the worse for wear
In bad repair
The definition of pitiful is a person of thing for which one feels sorry.
The definition of worn is a person or thing that's been changed or damaged from being used, or showing the result of being overworked or worried.
Having little flesh; lean.
In bad repair
Characterized by or attended with misery or woe:
Paltry or shabby:
Containing many seeds
gone to seed
In bad repair
Ranked near the beginning of an ascending series or scale:
Tending toward or characterized by cruelty or violence:
The definition of paltry is a small or meager amount, or is something insignificant.
Mercenary, avaricious, grasping, or meanly selfish
Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful. [From mid-14thC.]
Motivated solely by a desire for monetary or material gain.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser; avaricious or penurious.
Too much concerned with one's own welfare or interests and having little or no concern for others; self-centered
Lacking thought:
Giving or spending reluctantly.
tight-fisted
Inconsiderate
neat (antonym)
Marked by ingenuity and skill; adroit:
new (antonym)
Having been made or come into being only a short time ago; recent:
noble (antonym)
Having excellent qualities; superior
rude (related)
Barbarous or ignorant
Being of the most miserable kind; wretched:
So mean, petty, or paltry as to deserve contempt.
Of poor quality; inferior:
Weakened or worn out from age or wear
Deserving to be despised; contemptible
Inconsiderate
Dirty-colored; not bright or clean; grimy
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
Lacking respect or ethical principles
(Of a page in a book) Having the corner folded over, as a sort of bookmark.
Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
Affected with, caused by, or resembling mange.
Exhausted or worn out:
Of, like, or covered with scum
The definition of scurvy is an offensive or mean person.
Being of poor quality or construction
The definition of sleazy is shabby, a low morals person or a flimsy texture.
Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
tacky (colloq.)
Inconsiderate
Wearing old, worn clothes; shabby
Contrary to justice or a sense of fairness:
Not polished or refined; crude; rough
Not neat and tidy; sloppy.
Not fit or becoming
The property of being shabby.
squalidity
The quality or state of being squalid; foulness; filthiness.
decent (antonym)
Reasonably good; adequate
in good condition (antonym)
broken-down
nice (antonym)
Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle:
honorable (antonym)
Deserving or winning honor and respect:
respectable (antonym)
Of moderately good quality:
Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect
(Idiomatic, by extension, hyphenated when used attributively) Shabbily dressed, slovenly; impoverished.
Dirty and dilapidated:
The definition of scruffy is someone or something that is unkempt and untidy.
(Brit.) Shabby, decrepit, or tawdry
Dilapidated; shabby.
The definition of abhorrent is something that is disgusting or hated.
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [first attested around 1150 to 1350]
Opposed in nature or character; antagonistic:
Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking.
Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.
Very unpleasant or disagreeable.
(Archaic) Ugly; unattractive.
Causing infamy; disgraceful
Highly offensive; sickening, abominable
The definition of lousy is something poorly done, disgusting or gross.
Mean or spiteful:
Very wicked; villainous; iniquitous
(Originally) Exposed or liable to injury, evil, or harm
Extremely unpleasant; repulsive:
Arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive:
The definition of rotten is someone or something extremely bad, corrupt, spoiled, unpleasant or decaying.
Morally low; base; despicable
Having no special designation, status, or rank:
Of low or lower quality
Of ordinary or undistinguished quality.
Designating or of accommodations next below the best
Of inferior or mediocre quality or value.
(Linguistics) Of, relating to, or indicating a pattern of linguistic usage that does not conform to that of the prestige group in a speech community or to that of the standard language.
all the worse for wear
gone to pot (or seed)
past cure (or hope)
better (related)
Healthier or more fit than before:
Old and timeworn:
generous (antonym)
Rich in yield; fertile
kindly (antonym)
L. Andrews
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