Advertisement
Advertisement
schlocky
adjective as in shoddy
Weak matches
- base
- broken-down
- cheap
- cheesy
- common
- dilapidated
- dingy
- discreditable
- disgraceful
- dishonorable
- disreputable
- gaudy
- ignominious
- inferior
- inglorious
- junky
- lousy
- makeshift
- mean
- miserable
- not up to snuff
- paltry
- plastic
- poor
- pretentious
- rotten
- run down
- scruffy
- second-rate
- seedy
- shabby
- shady
- shameful
- sleazy
- slipshod
- tacky
- tawdry
- trashy
- unrespectable
Advertisement
Discover More
Example Sentences
At this point, you could characterize him as a specialist in schlocky entertainments made with big budgets.
The joke’s on him though since his rewrite is as schlocky as anything Hollywood could come up with.
Indeed, history has shown us just how much of a threat schlocky Hollywood entertainment is to totalitarian governments.
It is both darker than its unpleasant reputation and, simultaneously, more enduringly majestic than a schlocky brochure.
Sons of Anarchy has been called shallow, schlocky, and meandering.
It sets the tone for the rest of the pilot episode, a schlocky collection of tired tropes and telegraphed setups.
Roberto Bolano recounts a schlocky French zombie movie scene by scene.
Synonym of the day
Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!
By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.
On this page you'll find 42 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to schlocky, such as: base, broken-down, cheap, cheesy, common, and dilapidated.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse