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low-rent

[loh-rent] / ˈloʊˈrɛnt /
ADJECTIVE
inferior
Synonyms
STRONGEST
indifferent lousy mediocre substandard
STRONG
average bad base common fair good-for-nothing hack imperfect junk lemon mean middling ordinary worse
WEAK
déclassé low-grade paltry poorer sad second-class sorry tawdry two-bit wretched
Antonyms
STRONG
excellent exceptional extraordinary extreme good honest noble uncommon unusual
WEAK
best better first-class first-rate
ADJECTIVE
low-grade
Synonyms
STRONGEST
substandard
WEAK
average bad base common déclassé fair good-for-nothing hack imperfect indifferent junk lemon lousy low-quality mean mediocre middling ordinary paltry poorer sad second-class second-rate shabby sorry tawdry two-bit worse wretched
ADJECTIVE
low-quality
Synonyms
WEAK
average bad base common déclassé fair good-for-nothing hack imperfect indifferent junk lemon lousy low-grade mean mediocre middling ordinary paltry poorer sad second-class second-rate shabby sorry substandard tawdry two-bit worse wretched
ADJECTIVE
second-class
Synonyms
WEAK
average bad base common déclassé fair good-for-nothing hack imperfect indifferent junk lemon lousy low-grade low-quality mean mediocre middling ordinary paltry poorer sad second-rate shabby sorry substandard tawdry two-bit worse wretched

Example Sentences

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He never married, has no children, no savings and no retirement, does not own a home and is currently unemployed, living in a small apartment in a low-rent area of a large Southern city.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

What used to be a working-class, bohemian, low-rent neighborhood is now one of the most sought-after areas in the city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025

The setting, a kind of low-rent limbo, isn’t meant to be realistic.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023

With some businesses and wealthier residents of the CBD moving to the more affluent northern suburbs, including the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, old commercial buildings in the city centre were turned into low-rent apartments.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2023

“It’s pretty cool, for Tangerine. It’s low-rent, but it’s cool, in a low-rent kind of a way. I’ll call you tomorrow afternoon.”

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor