1. seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, squalid

morally degraded

Example Sentences:
'a seedy district'
'the seamy side of life'
'sleazy characters hanging around casinos'
'sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls'
'the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils'
'the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal'

Synonyms

• seamy
• seedy
• sleazy
• squalid

2. dirty, sordid

unethical or dishonest

Example Sentences:
'dirty police officers'
'a sordid political campaign'

Synonyms

• dirty

3. flyblown, sordid, squalid

foul and run-down and repulsive

Example Sentences:
'a flyblown bar on the edge of town'
'a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town'
'squalid living conditions'
'sordid shantytowns'

Synonyms

• flyblown
• squalid

Similar Words

• dirty
• soiled
• unclean

4. sordid

meanly avaricious and mercenary

Example Sentences:
'sordid avarice'
'sordid material interests'