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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This does not mean that companies doing seedy, speculative things won’t be included in the S&P 500.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

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

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

The full force of Lawrence Sher’s cinematography, Karen Murphy’s production design and Hildur Guðnadóttir’s orchestral score is fabulous, combining to make something seedy, moody and extravagant.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Being furious now doesn't erase the initial choice, and each seedy email makes it seem a bigger and bigger mistake.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

He looked so seedy I wondered what Miss Love, or even Aunt Loma, had ever seen in him.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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