Synonyms for "shabbying" (394 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (79)

dishonorabletattyabandonedabjectabominablearrantatrociousawfulbarebasebatteredbeastlybeat-upbedraggledbeggarlybeneath contemptblameworthyblowzybroken-downbrutal

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budgetcarelesscheapcheesychintzycoarsecommoncontemptiblecontemptuouscrummydebaseddecayingdecrepitdeficientdegradeddemeaningdeplorabledepraveddesolatedespicabledeteriorateddeterioratingdetestabledilapidateddingydiredirtydisagreeablediscreditabledisfigureddisgracefuldisgustingdisreputabledog-eareddowdydown at the heeldown-at-heel

Adjective(22 words)

as tight as dick's hatbandbeatbeat upbeaten upbedraggledbroken-downcarrioncheapcheeseparingchintzyclapped outcloseclose as waxclose-fistedcrumblingdamageddecrepitdefectivederelictderisible

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deteriorateddilapidated

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)

downgonedraggledeffeteelderlyfaultyilliberalmeanmessed upmiserablemiserlymoth-eatenmuntedmurrainnarrow-fisted

Adjective(1 words)

moth-eaten

Related words (197)

Adjective(48 words)

neglectedniggardlynipcheeseoutwornparsimoniouspassépeddlingpenny-pinchingpenny-wisepenuriousraddledraggedramshackleravagedrinky-dinkropyruinousrun-downscrooge-likescroungy

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scrubbyseedyshotsnippystill got one's communion moneystingysweartackytatterdemaliontighttight as a ticktight-fistedtighter than dick's hatbandtimeworntiredtumbledownuncoolungenerousungivingunimprovedwastedweakenedwornworn-outworse for wearworsenedwreckedwrecksome

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

Adjective(2 words)

rattytatty

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