Antonyms for shady
ˈʃeɪ dishady

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1. shadyadjective

   Not trustworthy; Unfit to be seen or known.

   He is a shady character.

   Synonyms:
   seedy, dubious, dodgy, suspicious, sketchy, corrupt, equivocal

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1. shady

   Strictly, that which is black is absolutely destitute of color; that which is dark is absolutely destitute of light. In common speech, however, a coat is black, tho not optically colorless; the night is dark, tho the stars shine. That is obscure, shadowy, or shady from which the light is more or less cut off. Dusky is applied to objects which appear as if viewed in fading light; the word is often used, as are swart and swarthy, of the human skin when quite dark, or even verging toward black. Dim refers to imperfection of outline, from distance, darkness, mist, etc., or from some defect of vision. Opaque objects, as smoked glass, are impervious to light. Murky is said of that which is at once dark, obscure, and gloomy; as, a murky den; a murky sky. Figuratively, dark is emblematic of sadness, agreeing with somber, dismal, gloomy, also of moral evil; as, a dark deed. Of intellectual matters, dark is now rarely used in the old sense of a dark saying, etc. See MYSTERIOUS; OBSCURE.

   Compare synonyms for LIGHT.

   Antonyms:
   bright, brilliant, clear, crystalline, dazzling, gleaming, glowing, illumined, light, lucid, luminous, radiant, shining, transparent, white

   Synonyms:
   black, dark, dim, dismal, dusky, gloomy, murky, mysterious, obscure, opaque, sable, shadowy, somber, swart, swarthy

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1. fly-by-night, shadyadjective

   (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous

   "a shady operation"

   Antonyms:
   unshaded, trustworthy, reputable, unquestionable, trusty

   Synonyms:
   fishy, fly-by-night, funny, shadowy, suspicious, umbrageous, suspect, louche, shadowed

2. louche, shadyadjective

   of questionable taste or morality

   "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting"

   Antonyms:
   trustworthy, reputable, unshaded, unquestionable, trusty

   Synonyms:
   fishy, fly-by-night, funny, shadowy, suspicious, umbrageous, suspect, louche, shadowed

3. fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspiciousadjective

   not as expected

   "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"

   Antonyms:
   unquestionable, trusty, unshaded, reputable, trustworthy

   Synonyms:
   fly-by-night, louche, comic, laughable, rum, shadowed, untrusting, umbrageous, singular, odd, wary, amusing, comical, suspicious, leery, funny, mirthful, risible, fishy, peculiar, shadowy, mistrustful, suspect, rummy, curious

4. shady, shadowed, shadowy, umbrageousadjective

   filled with shade

   "the shady side of the street"; "the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"; "we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"; "cool umbrageous woodlands"

   Antonyms:
   unshaded, trusty, unquestionable, reputable, trustworthy

   Synonyms:
   dim, fishy, fly-by-night, shadowed, wraithlike, outraged, funny, umbrageous, indignant, vague, louche, incensed, faint, suspicious, wispy, shadowy, suspect

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1. shadyadjective

   Synonyms:
   umbrageous, shadowy, umbriferous, sheltered, screened, equivocal, questionable, corrupt

How to use shady in a sentence?

1. The Orchard -RRB- Young:

   We were traveling back one time to New York City from Jersey at one o’clock in the morning, and Bob didn’t trust drivers, so he wanted to drive himself from a gig. We pulled behind a dumpster in a shady neighborhood. Bob had to go to the bathroom so bad before we got to the tunnel. I said, ‘Bob, I don’t know if this is a good idea.’ He pulls behind the dumpster to go to the bathroom. And within three seconds, a carload of what looked to me like gang members got out of the car. I’m like, ‘We’re about to get robbed in Jersey City.’.

2. Deshawn Yeldell:

   Peeps stay solid and protect yourself and your family by any means necessary, there’s shady people out here and a rotten Society, this world and life we live there will always be some heartbreaking things that you will see in the future that’s going to make you lose control of your emotions and break down and cry, keep your head up and don’t go off your rocker. -MillYentei _The Gorilla Roar!

3. Mark Twain:

   There are people who strictly deprive themselves of each and every eatable, drinkable, and smokable which has in any way acquired a shady reputation. They pay this price for health. And health is all they get for it. How strange it is. It is like paying out your whole fortune for a cow that has gone dry.

4. Evan McDaniel:

   The shady stuff goes on every day and at all hours where people put out big tickets without any intention of filling but with the intention of influencing the price up or down, a lot in crude oil.

5. Pieter Wezeman:

   China has made some more substantial inroads into the Saudi arms market, in particular selling armed drones, the details are shady and we may very well have underestimated China's role as an arms exporter to Saudi Arabia. But China doesn't come anywhere near the USA, United Kingdom or even France as arms suppliers. Still, the important point here is that Saudi Arabia has explored the possibility of diversifying Saudi Arabia supplier base.

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