shoddy | Definition of shoddy

Synonyms and Antonyms of shoddy

1 of low quality

shoddy merchandise that soon fell to pieces

Synonyms of shoddy

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

Words Related to shoddy

useless, valueless, worthless

indifferent, lackluster, second-class

brummagem, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, kitsch, kitschy, meretricious, ostentatious, showy, splashy, swank (or swanky), tawdry

seedy, shabby, tacky

counterfeit, fake, phony (also phoney), sham

supercheap, ultracheap

Near Antonyms of shoddy

elegant, handsome, tasteful

handcrafted, polished, refined

Antonyms of shoddy

excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, good, high-grade, superior, top-notch

2 not respectable

a waterfront area filled with shoddy saloons, tattoo parlors, and houses of prostitution

Synonyms of shoddy

discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, ignominious, infamous, louche, notorious, opprobrious, shady, shameful, shy, unrespectable

Words Related to shoddy

bad, criminal, immoral, seamy, sordid, unethical, unsavory, wicked

base, contemptible, despicable, detestable, dirty, low, mean, miserable, vile, wretched

black, evil, iniquitous, nefarious, rotten, sinful, unrighteous, vicious, villainous, wrong

blamable, blameworthy, censurable, inglorious, reprehensible

corrupt, debased, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissolute, gamy (or gamey), libertine, loose, perverted, reprobate

Near Antonyms of shoddy

decent, ethical, good, honest, just, moral, noble, principled, righteous, upright, upstanding

esteemed, prestigious, reputed, respected

authorized, legal, licensed, permissible, permitted

approved, endorsed (also indorsed), sanctioned

clean, correct, decorous, exemplary, proper, seemly

blameless, commendable, creditable, guiltless