Apparently that shabby flat is vacant.
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Shabby
//ˈʃæbi//
Synonyms for "shabby" (394 found)
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Closest matches (79)
dishonorabletattyabandonedabjectabominablearrantatrociousawfulbarebasebatteredbeastlybeat-upbedraggledbeggarlybeneath contemptblameworthyblowzybroken-downbrutal
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budgetcarelesscheapcheesychintzycoarsecommoncontemptiblecontemptuouscrummydebaseddecayingdecrepitdeficientdegradeddemeaningdeplorabledepraveddesolatedespicabledeteriorateddeterioratingdetestabledilapidateddingydiredirtydisagreeablediscreditabledisfigureddisgracefuldisgustingdisreputabledog-eareddowdydown at the heeldown-at-heel
Strong matches (118)
down-at-the-heelsdowngonedrabbletaileddraggleddraggletaileddreadfuleasyeconomiceconomicaleconomyegregiousenormousexecrablefadedfetidfilthyflagrantfoulfourth classfourth-class
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frayedfrazzledfrowzyfrugalfrumpishfrumpyfull of holesfulsomegaudygimcrackygood-for-naughtgood-for-nothinggravegrievousgrossgrubbygrudginggrungyhatefulheelheinousholeyhorriblehorridignobleignominiousimperfectimpolitein ragsin shredsin tattersinadequateincompetentinexpensiveinfamousinferiorinformalingloriousinsufficientirregularjunkjunkylamentablelittleloathsomelooselousylowlow classlow downlow gradelow pricedlow testlow-classlow-downlow-gradelow-pricedlow-qualitylow-testlowlylumpenmaladroitmanageablemangymeagermeanmean-spiritedmeaslymediocremeretriciousmessymickey mousemingymiserablemoderatemodestmonstrousmoth eatenmoth-eatenmussynastynefariousneglected
Adjective(14 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (197)
Adjective(48 words)
negligentngniggardniggardlyno accountno goodno-accountno-goodnoisomenominalnot comparablenot in itnot worth havingnot worth mentioningnot worthwhilenotoriousnugaciousnugatoryobnoxiousodious
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offensiveopprobriousout of itout of the runningoutrageousoutwornpaltrypatchypatheticpenuriousperemptorypettypinchpennypitiablepitifulpokypoorpoverty-strickenpunkraggedraggedyramshacklerankrattyreasonableregrettablereprehensiblereptilianrepulsivericketyrottenrubbishyruderuinedruinousrun downrun-downsadscabbyscandalousschlockscragglyscrubbyscruffyscummyscurvyscuzzysecond bestsecond classsecond ratesecond-bestsecond-classseedysensibleshadyshamefulshatteredshockingshoddyslackslatternlysleazyslipshodsloppyslovenlyslumlikeslummysluttishsmallsordidsorrysqualidstingytackytatteredtawdryterriblethird classthird ratethird-classthird-ratethreadbaretime-worntinnytiredtokentoo badtorntrashytrivialtrumperytumbledowntwo-for-a-centtwo-for-a-pennytwopennytwopenny-halfpennyuncleanuncouthunexpensiveunfriendlyungenerousungentlemanlyunhelpfulunkemptunladylikeunmentionableunneatunpleasantunrespectableunsightlyunskillfuluntidyunworthyvaluelessvilevillainouswithin meanswoebegonewoefulwornworn outworn-outworstworth the moneyworthlesswreckedwretched
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Synonyms
1 entriesderived
7 entriesderived from
1 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entriesrelated to
6 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
108 translations across 24 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- بَالٍ adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
Bulgarian
4 entries- дрипав adj (of a person: wearing ragged or very worn, and often dirty, clothing)
- захабен adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- износен adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- изтъркан adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
Catalan
1 entries- tronat adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
Cebuano
2 entries- nagkagidlay adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- nagkagidlay adj (of a person: wearing ragged or very worn, and often dirty, clothing)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 刻薄 adj (of a person, their behaviour, etc.: despicable, mean — see also despicable, mean)
- 卑鄙 adj (of a person, their behaviour, etc.: despicable, mean — see also despicable, mean)
- 破爛 /破烂 adj (of a person: wearing ragged or very worn, and often dirty, clothing)
- 破舊 /破旧 adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
Czech
4 entries- nečestný adj (of a person, their behaviour, etc.: despicable, mean — see also despicable, mean)
- omšelý adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- otrhaný adj (of a person: wearing ragged or very worn, and often dirty, clothing)
- ošuntělý adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
Dutch
2 entries- haveloos adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- slonzig adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
Finnish
4 entries- hääppöinen adj (poor in quality; showing little effort or talent)
- nuhjuinen adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- nuhjuinen adj (of a person: wearing ragged or very worn, and often dirty, clothing)
- nuhruinen adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
French
4 entries- minable adj (of a person, their behaviour, etc.: despicable, mean — see also despicable, mean)
- miteux adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- râpé adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- usé adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
Galician
2 entries- atrouxado adj (of a person: wearing ragged or very worn, and often dirty, clothing)
- esfarrapado adj (of a person: wearing ragged or very worn, and often dirty, clothing)
German
3 entries- schäbig adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- schäbig adj (of a person: wearing ragged or very worn, and often dirty, clothing)
- schäbig adj (of a person, their behaviour, etc.: despicable, mean — see also despicable, mean)
Italian
2 entries- logoro adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- meschino adj (of a person, their behaviour, etc.: despicable, mean — see also despicable, mean)
Japanese
2 entries- ぼろぼろ adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- ぼろぼろ adj (of a person: wearing ragged or very worn, and often dirty, clothing)
Korean
1 entries- 누추 adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- schappeg adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
Māori
3 entries- kanukanu adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- pūtaitai adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- taretare adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
Norman
1 entries- êvâtchi adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- پنتی adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- پنتی adj (of a person: wearing ragged or very worn, and often dirty, clothing)
Portuguese
4 entries- esbodegado adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- esfarrapado adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- esfarrapado adj (of a person: wearing ragged or very worn, and often dirty, clothing)
- estropiado adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
Romanian
4 entries- josnic adj (of a person, their behaviour, etc.: despicable, mean — see also despicable, mean)
- meschin adj (of a person, their behaviour, etc.: despicable, mean — see also despicable, mean)
- ponosit adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- sărăcăcios adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
Russian
4 entries- ве́тхий adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- ве́тхий adj (of a person: wearing ragged or very worn, and often dirty, clothing)
- жа́лкий adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- запу́щенный adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- olìnjao adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- pòhāban adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- òtr̄cān adj (of a person: wearing ragged or very worn, and often dirty, clothing)
- о̀тр̄ца̄н adj (of a person: wearing ragged or very worn, and often dirty, clothing)
Spanish
4 entries- andrajoso adj (of a person: wearing ragged or very worn, and often dirty, clothing)
- astroso adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- chimbo adj (poor in quality; showing little effort or talent)
- cutre adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
Swedish
4 entries- luggsliten adj (of a person: wearing ragged or very worn, and often dirty, clothing)
- maläten adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- sjabbig adj (of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect — see also worn)
- sjaskig adj (of a person, their behaviour, etc.: despicable, mean — see also despicable, mean)
Sample sentences
29 total sentences available.
The room was empty except for a shabby bed.
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The shabby compartment remained vacant.
Source: tatoeba (49856)
The shabby flat is vacant.
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