Synonyms for lousy
ˈlaʊ zilousy

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1. icky, crappy, lousy, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinkyadjective

   very bad

   "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world"

   Synonyms:
   noisome, icky, malodorous, filthy, smelly, crappy, fetid, ill-smelling, malodourous, ill-scented, foetid, foul, rotten, unpleasant-smelling, stinky, decayed, dirty, rotted, gooey, stinking, shitty, foul-smelling, funky

   Antonyms:
   good, nice, clean

2. lousyadjective

   infested with lice

   "burned their lousy clothes"

   Synonyms:
   stinking, shitty, icky, rotten, stinky, filthy, crappy, dirty

   Antonyms:
   clean, good, nice

3. dirty, filthy, lousyadjective

   vile; despicable

   "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor"

   Synonyms:
   soiled, cruddy, smutty, unsporting, unsportsmanlike, stinky, dingy, crappy, filthy, cheating(a), nasty, stinking, unclean, rotten, shitty, pestiferous, marked-up, ill-gotten, foul, contaminating, sordid, icky, dirty, muddy, muddied

   Antonyms:
   good, clean, nice

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1. List of paraphrases for "lousy":

   miserable, rotten, bad, wretched, measly, ugly, pathetic

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How to use lousy in a sentence?

1. Zhao Na:

   Not being able to spend money as I like makes me feel lousy, but I cannot do much about it.

2. Larry Pratt:

   Christian doctrine teaches that man is fallen. He's sinful and our natural tendency is to do bad things, so, especially in a church, we ought to be alert to the fact that there might be a dirt bag on the loose. ... To try to assume that no defense is a good defense is a lousy theology.

3. Dale Todd:

   I would rather have a great candidate with no money than a lousy candidate with a lot of money, we can beat the money hands down.

4. Rita Rudner:

   My mother is such a lousy cook that Thanksgiving at her house is a time of sorrow.

5. Mitt Romney:

   Here's what I know: Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud, his promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University. He's playing members of the American public for suckers. He gets a free ride to the White House, and all we get is a lousy hat.