sleaze
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Synonyms for sleaze
Synonyms
skank [slang], sleazebag [slang], sleazeball [slang], slime, slimeball [slang]
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These days, though, there’s so much sleaze in D.C. that a discerning dog would need to hold his snout. — Brian T. Allen, National Review, "Dog Days of Summer? Visit the New Museum of the Dog," 24 Aug. 2019 There are signs the sleaze is being cleaned up in Brazil and elsewhere. — The Economist, "Latin America’s state-run oil giants are struggling," 12 July 2019 This is a case in which this sleaze, this dirt, was searched for by staffers of members of this committee, was then leaked to the media, and this committee and this body validated it and displayed it at primetime over our entire nation. — Fox News, "Levin: Democrats and the judicial confirmation process," 24 Sep. 2018 The Ultraviolet sleaze-slingers have no evidence that Mr. Kavanaugh knew about Judge Kozinski’s behavior and no witnesses to anything of the sort. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "The Smears Begin on Kavanaugh," 12 July 2018 What possible justification is there for Mueller to ignore this bottomless pit of sleaze? — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, "In Year Two, Mueller Is Wading Into a Bottomless Pit of Trump Sleaze," 17 May 2018 While Broidy’s business dealings are the epitome of the sort of swampy sleaze that Trump promised to drain from federal government decision-making, his home life is by contrast extremely stable, and, to all appearances, quite conventional. — Paul Campos, Daily Intelligencer, "Theory: Playboy Model Who Got $1.6 Million Had Affair With Trump, Not Broidy," 8 May 2018 Because this is a fallen world, there will always be a layer of opportunistic sleaze that sees young, unsophisticated players as a ticket to the top. — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, "Doyel: The ruination of college basketball starts in high school," 23 Feb. 2018 In recent years, his ex-girlfriend Holly Madison has painted Hefner as a manipulative sleaze. — Sierra Tishgart, The Cut, "Playboy Magazine’s Unlikely History of Abortion-Rights Activism," 28 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sleaze.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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