Antonyms for slummy
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sluhm-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈslʌm i |
Definition of slummy
Origin :- 1873, from slum (n.) + -y (2). Related: Slummily; slumminess.
- As in sordid : adj dirty, bad, low
- As in dilapidated : adj falling apart; in ruins
- We then drove to the gardens, which lie across the river, in quite a slummy part of the town.
- Extract from : « A Journal from Japan » by Marie Carmichael Stopes
- The narrow streets of Westminster are curious and interesting, if occasionally just a trifle "slummy."
- Extract from : « Highways and Byways in London » by Mrs. E. T. Cook.
- Don't you believe she has been led away into any slummy place, for the sake of politics or anything else.
- Extract from : « Sunrise » by William Black
Synonyms for slummy
- abject
- avaricious
- base
- battered
- beat-up
- black
- broken-down
- calculated
- corrupt
- covetous
- crumbling
- crumbly
- crummy
- damaged
- debauched
- decayed
- decaying
- decrepit
- degenerate
- degraded
- derelict
- despicable
- dingy
- disreputable
- dog-eared
- dowdy
- faded
- fallen-in
- filthy
- foul
- grasping
- grubby
- ignoble
- impaired
- impure
- in a bad way
- injured
- low-down
- marred
- mean
- mercenary
- miserable
- miserly
- nasty
- neglected
- old
- poor
- ramshackle
- ratty
- raunchy
- rickety
- rinky-dink
- run-down
- scurvy
- seedy
- self-seeking
- selfish
- servile
- shabby
- shaky
- shameful
- sleazy
- slovenly
- slum
- slummy
- small
- small-minded
- squalid
- tacky
- threadbare
- tumble-down
- uncared for
- unclean
- uncleanly
- ungenerous
- unimproved
- unkempt
- used-up
- venal
- vicious
- vile
- worn-out
- wretched
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