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seedier

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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And in the present, he tries to get his life back on track in the seedier sections of the Los Angeles waterfront.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022

Stephanie Foggett is focused on the darker, seedier parts of that ecosystem.

From Slate • Aug. 9, 2022

My first instinct was to make a savory granola, which was … nice, but I realized that I was looking for a nuttier, seedier — dare I say it — crunchier result.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2022

It was seedier, cheaper and home to plenty of downscale establishments where Marshall and his peers felt welcome.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2020

The trailer was seedier than I remembered, and the babies’ play area was a mucky mess.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter