Sketchy

//ˈskɛt͡ʃi//

Synonyms for "sketchy" (87 found)

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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related to

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similar

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Translations

59 translations across 14 languages.

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Bulgarian

3 entries
  • бегъл adj (roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement)
  • повърхностен adj (roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement)
  • съмнителен adj (suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings)

Finnish

4 entries
  • epäilyttävä adj (suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings)
  • huonokuntoinen adj (of questionable or doubtful quality)
  • huonomaineinen adj (of questionable or doubtful quality)
  • luonnosmainen adj (roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement)

French

4 entries
  • chelou adj (of questionable or doubtful quality)
  • glauque adj (of questionable or doubtful quality)
  • incomplet adj (roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement)
  • interlope adj (suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings)

German

4 entries
  • flüchtig hingeworfen adj (roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement)
  • fragwürdig adj (of questionable or doubtful quality)
  • nicht richtig vertrauenswürdig adj (suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings)
  • skizzenhaft adj (roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement)

Hungarian

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  • fércmunka adj (of questionable or doubtful quality)

Italian

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  • abbozzato adj (roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement)
  • delineato adj (roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement)
  • schizzato adj (roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement)
  • sommario adj (roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • по́вршен adj (roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement)
  • подозри́телен adj (suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings)
  • сомни́телен adj (of questionable or doubtful quality)
  • сомни́телен adj (suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings)

Norwegian

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  • tvilsom adj (of questionable or doubtful quality)

Norwegian Bokmål

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  • skisseaktig adj (roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • skisseaktig adj (roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • escuso adj (suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings)
  • suspeito adj (suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings)

Russian

3 entries
  • му́тный adj (suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings)
  • подозри́тельный adj (suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings)
  • сомни́тельный adj (of questionable or doubtful quality)

Spanish

4 entries
  • chapucero adj (of questionable or doubtful quality)
  • cuestionable adj (of questionable or doubtful quality)
  • de mala fama adj (of questionable or doubtful quality)
  • de mala muerte adj (of questionable or doubtful quality)

Swedish

4 entries
  • dubiös adj (of questionable or doubtful quality)
  • hastig adj (roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement)
  • skissartad adj (roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement)
  • skum adj (suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings)

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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His explanation was too sketchy. I didn't understand it.

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All this seems kind of sketchy.

Source: tatoeba (5734564)

Details are sketchy.

Source: tatoeba (5756649)

Sami is acting really sketchy.

Source: tatoeba (6807523)

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