Synonyms of seedy

seedy

adjective

ˈsē-dē 

1

as in dilapidated

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

a seedy but historic neighborhood that's just waiting for some new homeowners to come in and rehabilitate it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilapidated
• neglected
• desolate
• scruffy
• shabby
• sleazy
• grungy
• dumpy
• miserable
• tatty
• tumbledown
• scrubby
• tattered
• mangy
• tacky
• abandoned
• tired
• down-at-the-heels
• ragged
• gone to seed
• ratty
• threadbare
• timeworn
• run-down
• ruined
• bombed-out
• beat-up
• broken
• dog-eared
• dingy
• tatterdemalion
• mean
• moth-eaten
• unkept
• damaged
• decrepit
• wrecked
• ramshackle
• forlorn
• decaying
• rickety
• destroyed
• godforsaken
• deteriorated
• bedraggled
• broken-down
• deteriorating
• rackety
• injured
• worn-out
• hurt
• impaired
• harmed
• rattletrap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• new
• fresh
• brand-new
• kept-up
• maintained
• reconstructed
• patched
• spiffy
• smart
• mended
• rebuilt
• cared-for
• spruce

2

as in tattered

worn or torn into or as if into rags

chose old, seedy clothes to wear while painting the bathroom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tattered
• ragged
• faded
• shabby
• frayed
• raggedy
• dingy
• scruffy
• threadbare
• ratty
• dilapidated
• shredded
• worn-out
• dowdy
• patchy
• decrepit
• scuzzy
• mangy
• grungy
• tacky
• lacerate
• tatterdemalion
• broken-down
• holey
• run-down
• dog-eared
• moth-eaten

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• new
• unused
• brand-new
• spick-and-span

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of seedy

That explodes into action in one startlingly seedy scene involving a rape in full view of revelers at a hotel party. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026

Playing in a seedy Bowery bar to a small group of fellow struggling musicians, the band struck a chord of disharmony that rocked the foundation of the mid-seventies music scene. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Books were the intellectual pursuit, though there were just as many literary pratfalls and seedy dramas to be had between certain bookcovers. — Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026

Juliette was a nuanced character, one who had deeply internalized and, at first, tolerated the fierce competition and seedy expectations that can go along with making it in Nashville. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2026