Shabby synonyms

shăb'ē

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tacky
Slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky.
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poor
Deficient in a specified way.
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run down
Fallen into disrepair; dilapidated
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well-kept (antonym)
(Of a secret) not told to anyone.
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contemptible
Deserving of contempt or scorn; worthless; despicable
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poverty-stricken
Characteristic of, or giving the appearance of, poverty
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ratty
Dilapidated; shabby.
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broken-down
Not properly maintained; neglected
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down-at-the-heel
Alternative form of down at heel.
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faded
In bad repair
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ill-dressed
In bad repair
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decayed
In bad repair
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the worse for wear
In bad repair
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worn
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.
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scrubby
Paltry or shabby:
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scurvy
The definition of scurvy is an offensive or mean person.
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unfair
Contrary to justice or a sense of fairness:
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decent (antonym)
Reasonably good; adequate
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foul
(Archaic) Ugly; unattractive.
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miserable
Wretchedly inadequate:
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pitiful
The definition of pitiful is a person of thing for which one feels sorry.
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meager
Having little flesh; lean.
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degenerated
In bad repair
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wretched
Characterized by or attended with misery or woe:
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seedy
Containing many seeds
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gone to seed
In bad repair
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paltry
The definition of paltry is a small or meager amount, or is something insignificant.
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sordid
Mercenary, avaricious, grasping, or meanly selfish
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unkind
Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful. [From mid-14thC.]
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mercenary
Motivated solely by a desire for monetary or material gain.
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miserly
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser; avaricious or penurious.
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thoughtless
Lacking thought:
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stingy
Giving or spending reluctantly.
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tight-fisted
Inconsiderate
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abject
Being of the most miserable kind; wretched:
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beggarly
So mean, petty, or paltry as to deserve contempt.
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decrepit
Weakened or worn out from age or wear
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despicable
Deserving to be despised; contemptible
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deteriorated
Inconsiderate
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dilapidated
Falling to pieces or into disrepair; broken down; shabby and neglected
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dingy
Dirty-colored; not bright or clean; grimy
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dog-eared
(Of a page in a book) Having the corner folded over, as a sort of bookmark.
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low
Lacking health or vitality; feeble; weak.
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mangy
Affected with, caused by, or resembling mange.
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mean
Poor in appearance; shabby
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neglected
Suffering from neglect.
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ragged
Exhausted or worn out:
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scummy
Of, like, or covered with scum
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shoddy
Being of poor quality or construction
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sleazy
The definition of sleazy is shabby, a low morals person or a flimsy texture.
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squalid
Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
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tacky (colloq.)
Inconsiderate
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threadbare
Wearing old, worn clothes; shabby
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unkempt
Not polished or refined; crude; rough
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unworthy
Not fit or becoming
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wrecked
(Slang) drunk
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decaying
Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect
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down-at-heel
(Idiomatic, by extension, hyphenated when used attributively) Shabbily dressed, slovenly; impoverished.
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rundown
Dirty and dilapidated:
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scruffy
The definition of scruffy is someone or something that is unkempt and untidy.
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tatty
(Brit.) Shabby, decrepit, or tawdry
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abhorrent
The definition of abhorrent is something that is disgusting or hated.
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abominable
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]
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antipathetic
Opposed in nature or character; antagonistic:
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filthy
Very unpleasant or disagreeable.
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lousy
The definition of lousy is something poorly done, disgusting or gross.
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nasty
Mean or spiteful:
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nefarious
Very wicked; villainous; iniquitous
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obnoxious
(Originally) Exposed or liable to injury, evil, or harm
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odious
Extremely unpleasant; repulsive:
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repugnant
Arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive:
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rotten
The definition of rotten is someone or something extremely bad, corrupt, spoiled, unpleasant or decaying.
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vile
Morally low; base; despicable
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common
Having no special designation, status, or rank:
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inferior
(Botany) Situated below some other organ; said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior calyx.
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low-grade
Alternative spelling of low-grade.
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low-quality
Of low or lower quality
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mediocre
Of ordinary or undistinguished quality.
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second-class
Designating or of accommodations next below the best
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second-rate
Of inferior or mediocre quality or value.
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substandard
(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.
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good (related)
Well-behaved; obedient:
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better (related)
Healthier or more fit than before:
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moth-eaten
Old and timeworn:
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slumlike
Resembling a slum; squalid.
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ramshackle (related)
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selfish
Too much concerned with one's own welfare or interests and having little or no concern for others; self-centered
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neat (antonym)
Marked by ingenuity and skill; adroit:
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new (antonym)
Having been made or come into being only a short time ago; recent:
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noble (antonym)
Having excellent qualities; superior
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rude (related)
Barbarous or ignorant
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cheap
Of poor quality; inferior:
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untidy
Not neat and tidy; sloppy.
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shabbiness
The property of being shabby.
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squalidity
The quality or state of being squalid; foulness; filthiness.
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in good condition (antonym)
broken-down
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nice (antonym)
Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle:
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honorable (antonym)
Deserving or winning honor and respect:
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respectable (antonym)
Of moderately good quality:
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infamous
Causing infamy; disgraceful
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all the worse for wear
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gone to pot (or seed)
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past cure (or hope)
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nondescript (related)
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grotty (related)
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drab (related)
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characterless (related)
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non-descript (related)
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generous (antonym)
Rich in yield; fertile
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kindly (antonym)
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  • Twelve dollars later I was let off at a shabby red brick building in a section of town where no tour busses stop.

  • Being frequently under the necessity of wearing shabby coats and dirty shirts, he became a confirmed sloven.

  • Oh the walls are looking a bit shabby, i'll paint them pink... .

  • You may find that customer service is shabby.

  • In person he was tall and rather thin; his dress was old-fashioned and singularly uniform, and was inclined to be shabby about the times when the precisely arranged visits of his tailor were due.

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