Definitions

seedy

[see-dee] / ˈsi di /

ADJECTIVE

run-down, dilapidated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crummy decaying decrepit dingy grubby scruffy shabby sleazy squalid tacky

WEAK

ailing beat-up bedraggled dog-eared down-at-the-heel drooping droopy faded flagging frowzy gone to seed in a bad way mangy messy neglected old overgrown poor poorly ragged ratty sagging sickly slovenly tattered threadbare tired torn unkempt untidy unwell used-up wilted wilting worn

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clean good neat nice respectable

WEAK

luxurious posh

Example Sentences

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Capp notes, "Even in London's seedy underworld, a hat felt essential."

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Pinball was once considered immoral, a countercultural pursuit to be played in seedy spaces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

"I felt really seedy negotiating with them, but I was in so much pain, I just had no choice," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

After spending several months in two seedy rentals, the McIntires pulled the trigger on a longtime fantasy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

The Saturn Rings was the kind of seedy and dirty place that made you want to dunk your whole body in a giant bottle of hand sanitizer.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

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