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sordid

[sawr-did] / ˈsɔr dɪd /
ADJECTIVE
dirty, bad, low
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disreputable nasty shameful sleazy squalid vile
WEAK
abject avaricious base black calculated corrupt covetous debauched degenerate degraded despicable dowdy filthy foul grasping grubby ignoble impure low-down mean mercenary miserable miserly poor scurvy seedy self-seeking selfish servile shabby slovenly slummy small small-minded unclean uncleanly ungenerous venal vicious wretched
Antonyms
STRONGEST
clean decent good kind nice reputable respectable
WEAK
honorable wonderful

Example Sentences

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For those outside the citadel—anti-boomer millennials, Gen Z, the underpaid and aggrieved—the Epstein revelations tell a sordid story they’ve long suspected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Meanwhile, the locals continued to pursue their delightfully sordid lifestyles with a lot more personal privacy than would seem likely in smalltown America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Many accounts of the Murdaugh family’s sordid history mention that the five-county South Carolina district doubling as their fiefdom was nicknamed Murdaugh Country.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2025

But sordid details emerged during the legal cases, revealing a darker side.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

I’m getting an intuition about maybe-not-so-saintly Sarah’s sordid past.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali