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Synonyms for seedy
ˈsi diseedy

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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. seedyadjective

    full of seeds

    "as seedy as a fig"

    Synonyms:
    indisposed, sordid, peaked(p), under the weather, sickly, unwell, scruffy, ailing, seamy, sleazy, squalid, poorly(p)

    Antonyms:
    seeded, reputable, seedless, well, new, stoneless

  2. scruffy, seedyadjective

    shabby and untidy

    "a surge of ragged scruffy children"; "he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain

    Synonyms:
    indisposed, sordid, peaked(p), under the weather, sickly, scruffy, ailing, seamy, sleazy, squalid, poorly(p), unwell

    Antonyms:
    well, seeded, new, stoneless, seedless, reputable

  3. ailing, indisposed, peaked(p), poorly(p), sickly, unwell, under the weather, seedyadjective

    somewhat ill or prone to illness

    "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work"

    Antonyms:
    seeded, new, seedless, reputable, well, stoneless

  4. seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, squalidadjective

    morally degraded

    "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"

    Synonyms:
    indisposed, chintzy, poorly(p), ailing, squalid, peaked(p), scruffy, dirty, tinny, bum, flyblown, sleazy, crummy, unwell, cheesy, seamy, cheap, sordid, under the weather, punk, sickly

    Antonyms:
    seeded, well, seedless, reputable, new, stoneless

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. seedyadjective

    Synonyms:
    [Colloquial.] old (as garments), worn, faded, shabby

  2. seedyadjective

    Synonyms:
    poor, needy, destitute, indigent, distressed, penniless, pinched, out of money, short of money, out of pocket, out of cash, out at the elbows, in need, in want, in distress

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. seedyadjective

    Synonyms:
    shabby, tacky, threadbare, spiritless

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "seedy":

    shabby

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Translations for seedy

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  • indecente, mala fama, endeble, desorganizado, desgreñado, semilloso, mugriento, despelotado, desacreditado, con resacaSpanish
  • likainen, huonomaineinen, runsassiemeninen, nuhruinen, huonokuntoinen, rähjäinen, huonovointinenFinnish
  • glauque, loucheFrench
  • kopottHungarian
  • indecente, bassofondoItalian

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