shoddy
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Synonyms & Antonyms for shoddy
Synonyms: Adjective
bad, bargain-basement, bum, cheap, cheapjack, cheesy, coarse, common, crappy [slang], cut-rate, el cheapo, execrable, gimcrack, inferior, junky, lousy, low-grade, low-rent, mediocre, miserable, poor, rotten, rubbishy, schlock (or schlocky), second-rate, sleazy, terrible, trashy, trumpery, wretched
Antonyms: Adjective
excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, good, high-grade, superior, top-notch
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Examples of shoddy in a Sentence
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They gave a shoddy performance. shoddy merchandise that soon fell to piecesRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Recycled pop bottles are made into carpets and seat linings, and cotton shoddy—used to make blue jeans—is recycled and turned into sound insulation. — Katherine Lagrave, Condé Nast Traveler, "What the Road Trip Looks Like in 2030," 20 July 2018 That never quite offset his shoddy blocking, unfortunately, which cost him playing time last season. — Andy Benoit, SI.com, "True NFL Draft Grades: 2014 Draft, Four Years Later," 8 May 2018 Coby Fleener is too unreliable as a receiver to offset his shoddy blocking. — Andy Benoit, SI.com, "NFL Draft Needs: All 32 Teams," 25 Apr. 2018 Only traditional organic feeds such as the shoddy are allowed — Craig Ballinger, Slate Magazine, "The Dark State of British Rhubarb," 20 Mar. 2017 In her motion for exoneration, filed in Wyandotte County District Court in June 2016, Pilate laid out a story of false arrest, conviction and imprisonment involving a shoddy and corrupted police investigation as well as prosecutorial misconduct. — Eric Adler, kansascity.com, "Falsely imprisoned for 23 years? Court to hear evidence on freeing Lamonte McIntyre," 26 Apr. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Flil The hosts came out for the restart fired up and ready to make amends for a shoddy showing, restoring belief at the Emirates Stadium... — SI.com, "Twitter Reacts as Arsenal & Tottenham Draw Thrilling North London Derby," 1 Sep. 2019 Click here to read about M.K. Pritzker being the designer of choice to overhaul the governor’s once shoddy office in downtown Chicago’s Thompson Center state office building. — Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com, "The Spin: Mayor Lightfoot on pensions, police and dance partners | Willie Wilson running for U.S. Senate | Toni Preckwinkle’s thoughts on money and power in politics," 31 Aug. 2019 The audits revealed millions of dollars of aid money siphoned off by contractors for shoddy and substandard work, like an overpass built over busy Delmas avenue that cost about $23 million, but should have cost around $16 million. — Washington Post, "AP Interview: Haitian president pledges to outlast troubles," 30 Aug. 2019 Faulty components, shoddy workmanship or wiring, or a combination, can cause fires, Wilder said. — Los Angeles Times, "Tesla residential rooftop solar panels catch fire, and the lawsuits start flying," 30 Aug. 2019 Running back Mark Thompson allowed at least one sack with shoddy blocking. — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Lions observations: Pass protection still an issue for offensive line," 29 Aug. 2019 The special teams? Yikes to where the waiver wire should be explored for reinforcements in two weeks after minimal return game production and shoddy kickoff coverage. — Ryan O'halloran, The Denver Post, "Broncos defense flexes muscle, but issues remain in loss to San Francisco," 19 Aug. 2019 Officials vowed to improve safety as critics alleged shoddy construction elevated the disaster’s death toll and parents called for investigations into the collapse of many schools. — Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ, "Vanadium Is Used to Strengthen Steel and China Can’t Get Enough of It," 27 Dec. 2018 Others have done shoddy repaving work that forced cities to do it again themselves. — John Tuohy, Indianapolis Star, "As Nickel Plate track removal nears, competing bidders say something doesn't add up," 4 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shoddy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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