What is another word for scummy?
303 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ skˈʌmi], [ skˈʌmi], [ s_k_ˈʌ_m_i]
The word "scummy" is often used to describe something or someone that is distasteful, unpleasant, or morally reprehensible. However, there are several synonyms that can be used to convey the same meaning. Some of these include slimy, sleazy, shady, seedy, dirty, squalid, vulgar, and disreputable. Each of these words has its own nuance and can be used in different contexts depending on the situation. For example, "slimy" might be used to describe someone who is deceitful and manipulative, while "seedy" might be used to describe an area or business that is run down and unsanitary. Regardless of the word used, it is clear that any of these synonyms for "scummy" convey a negative and undesirable connotation.
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Synonyms for Scummy:
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adj.
• dirty- Dreggy ,
- Dungy ,
- begrimed ,
- disarrayed ,
- dishabille ,
- slatternly ,
- straggly ,
- undusted ,
- unhygienic ,
- unlaundered ,
- unswept ,
- bedraggled ,
- black ,
- contaminated ,
- disheveled ,
- dusty ,
- fouled ,
- greasy ,
- grimy ,
- grubby ,
- messy ,
- mung ,
- murky ,
- pigpen ,
- raunchy ,
- slovenly ,
- smudged ,
- smutty ,
- sooty ,
- spattered ,
- spotted ,
- stained ,
- unkempt ,
- unsanitary ,
- unsightly ,
- untidy ,
- unwashed ,
- yucky .
- abhorrent ,
- abject ,
- degenerate ,
- detestable ,
- hateful ,
- ignoble ,
- ignominious ,
- inferior ,
- low ,
- lowest ,
- unworthy .
Other relevant words:
- GUNKY ,
- Lamellar ,
- Lamellate ,
- Lamellated ,
- Lamelliform ,
- Laminated ,
- Ordurous ,
- Slabby ,
- Sloshy ,
- Spathic ,
- Spathose ,
- Stratiform ,
- abominable ,
- arrant ,
- atrocious ,
- bad ,
- barfy ,
- base ,
- beggarly ,
- beneath contempt ,
- blue ,
- cheap ,
- cheesy ,
- coarse ,
- common ,
- concave ,
- contemptible ,
- crappy ,
- crass ,
- cruddy ,
- crummy ,
- crushed ,
- debased ,
- defiled ,
- degraded ,
- dejected ,
- depleted ,
- deplorable ,
- depraved ,
- depressed ,
- despicable ,
- disgusting ,
- dispirited ,
- downcast ,
- enormous ,
- execrable ,
- faecal ,
- fecal ,
- feculent ,
- fetid ,
- filmy ,
- filthy ,
- flagrant ,
- fly-blown ,
- flyblown ,
- foamy ,
- foetid ,
- foliaceous ,
- foliated ,
- forlorn ,
- foul ,
- frothy ,
- fulsome ,
- funky ,
- gaudy ,
- gentle ,
- gloppy ,
- grave ,
- gross ,
- grungy ,
- hapless ,
- heinous ,
- humble ,
- humbled ,
- humiliated ,
- icky ,
- impure ,
- in layers ,
- infected ,
- lame ,
- laminate ,
- laminous ,
- lathery ,
- layered ,
- leaflike ,
- leafy ,
- little ,
- loud ,
- lousy ,
- low-toned ,
- lowbred ,
- lowly ,
- lumpen ,
- maggoty ,
- malodorous ,
- mangy ,
- mean ,
- measly ,
- membranous ,
- mephitic ,
- meretricious ,
- miry ,
- misfortunate ,
- modest ,
- monstrous ,
- mucky ,
- nasty ,
- nauseating ,
- nefarious ,
- obnoxious ,
- odious ,
- oozy ,
- paltry ,
- pathetic ,
- petty ,
- piteous ,
- pitiable ,
- pitiful ,
- pokey ,
- poky ,
- polluted ,
- poor ,
- purulent ,
- putrescent ,
- putrid ,
- rank ,
- reptilian ,
- repulsive ,
- resigned ,
- rotten ,
- rubbishy ,
- sad ,
- scabby ,
- scrubby ,
- scruffy ,
- scurfy ,
- scuzzy ,
- shabby ,
- shitty ,
- shoddy ,
- slimy ,
- sloppy ,
- sludgy ,
- slushy ,
- small ,
- sneaking ,
- snide ,
- sordid ,
- sorry ,
- spumous ,
- spumy ,
- squalid ,
- stratified ,
- sudsy ,
- suffering ,
- sullied ,
- tainted ,
- three-ply ,
- tinted ,
- trashy ,
- trumpery ,
- two-ply ,
- twopenny ,
- twopenny-halfpenny ,
- unfortunate ,
- unhopeful ,
- unmentionable ,
- valueless ,
- vile ,
- vulgar ,
- woeful ,
- wormy ,
- worthless ,
- wretched ,
- yecchy .
How to use "Scummy" in context?
When it comes to being considered scummy, few things compare to being a half-assed liar. After all, who wants to work with someone who can't be counted on to be honest? And if that someone is your co-worker, then you're dealing with a real danger to your productivity.
Homophones for Scummy:
- session, sm, season, shoshoni, shin, sesamum, sagina, shammy, samoa, sajama, suasion, soma, sign in, simony, SAAMI, syzygium, summon, skein, scene, sexism, shawnee, sheen, Sq In, Sana'a, senna, shoshonean, siam, schism, schema, sinai, suck in, simenon, sciaena, Sunna, swain, sima, sinewy, seism, snowy, seize on, sigma, seine, segno, scion, sinew, shun, sanaa, sage hen, scission, seminoma, sewn, sn, sachsen, scammony, seyhan, swami, susian, sauna, sequin, shawny, soon, Shinney, shan, shoeshine, snowman, sion, shoshonian, siwan, Susiana, shawn, somehow, Swagman, sezession, samia, sonny, sawan, soigne, shaken, shogun, sian, squaw man, squama, shaggymane, sechuana, Sunnah, someway, Shona, siouan, susquehanna, suomi, skin, saigon, sown, sam, sham, sine, some, seaman, sheeny, sienna, sum, szechwan, sun, schumann, simeon, secession, synonym, schmo, sumo, sene, showman, simon, shem, semi, socinian, smew, siskin, synonymy, shinny, sigyn, seem, sign, scone, semen, shina, somme, saone, simian, skinny, same, skim, saginaw, sashimi, sichuan, sawm, swan, six-gun, sin, sikhism, shimmy, shawm, szechuan, succession, syconium, Shema, sign on, samoan, Shah Jahan, swim, shim, sachem, saman, snow, sen, Susanna, sea anemone, sixsome, shahn, Shiism, swoon, saxon, sunni, shine, scam, sane, son, scum, sesame, sisham, shoo-in, shoshone, scan, sea mew, sicken, sign away, shannon, Sison Amomum, sone, simoom, sunny, succussion, sami, SAAME, sea onion, sison, soignee, schwann, shanny, shiny, soman, sow in, schizogony, swine, sana, shmo, seam, sium, simoon, scheme, som, shame, someone, shaman, seamy, sikkim, saxony.
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