Synonyms for junky
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : juhng-kee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒʌŋ ki |
Top 10 synonyms for junky Other synonyms for the word junky
- abandoned
- abominable
- amiss
- bad
- bad news
- barren
- base
- beastly
- bedraggled
- blah
- blatant
- bogus
- botched
- bottom out
- brazen
- broken-down
- bummer
- careless
- catchpenny
- cheap
- cheesy
- chintzy
- common
- commonplace
- crappy
- cruddy
- crude
- damaged
- defective
- deficient
- despicable
- diddly
- dilapidated
- dingy
- dirty
- disconcerting
- discreditable
- disgraceful
- disheveled
- dishonorable
- displeasing
- disquieting
- disreputable
- dissatisfactory
- disturbing
- downer
- dud
- empty
- erroneous
- fallacious
- faulty
- flaring
- flashy
- flaunting
- flimsy
- fly-by-night
- for the birds
- fouled-up
- garbage
- garish
- gaudy
- gimcrack
- glaring
- glittering
- glitzy
- godawful
- good-for-nothing
- grody
- gross
- grungy
- haphazard
- icky
- ignominious
- imperfect
- inaccurate
- inadequate
- incorrect
- inexact
- inferior
- inglorious
- insubstantial
- insufficient
- jazzy
- jerry-rigged
- junky
- lame
- loose
- loud
- low in quality
- makeshift
- mangy
- mean
- meretricious
- messed-up
- messy
- miserable
- neglected
- negligent
- no bargain
- no good
- no-good
- not good
- not good enough
- not satisfying
- not up to par
- not up to snuff
- obtrusive
- off
- offensive
- ordinary
- paltry
- piddling
- plastic
- pretentious
- raffish
- ramshackle
- ratty
- raunchy
- rickety
- rinky-dink
- rotten
- rough
- rubbishy
- run-down
- sad
- schlocky
- screaming
- screwed-up
- scroungy
- scrubby
- scruffy
- second
- second-rate
- seedy
- shabby
- shady
- shameful
- shoddy
- showy
- slapdash
- sleazy
- slipshod
- sloppy
- slovenly
- small-time
- sporty
- stinking
- sub-par
- substandard
- synthetic
- tacky
- tattered
- tatty
- tawdry
- terrible
- the pits
- thin
- threadbare
- tinsel
- trashy
- trumpery
- two-bit
- unacceptable
- undesirable
- unkempt
- unmeticulous
- unrespectable
- unsatisfactory
- unsatisfying
- unsound
- unsubstantial
- unsuitable
- unsystematic
- unthorough
- untidy
- unwelcome
- unworthy
- upsetting
- useless
- valueless
- vexing
- vulgar
- weak
- white elephant
- worthless
- wrong
Définition of junky
Origin :- "run-down, seedy, trashy," 1876, from junk (n.1) + -y (2).
- As in jerry-built : adj flimsy
- As in bad : adj poor quality
- As in shoddy : adj in bad shape
- As in slipshod : adj careless; not well done
- As in tawdry : adj cheap, tasteless
- As in trashy : adj worthless
- As in two-bit : adj cheap, worth very little
- As in unsatisfactory : adj insufficient, inadequate
- As in cheap : adj inferior, low in quality
- As in schlocky : adj shoddy
- As in crappy : adj poor
- As in dissatisfactory : adj unsatisfactory
- Come on down, Junky, I won't be mad at you—if you follow directions.
- Extract from : « The Velvet Glove » by Harry Harrison
- Fattening your dividends by sending our boys up against the Prussian guns in junky motor-tanks covered with tin armor!
- Extract from : « The House of Torchy » by Sewell Ford
Antonyms for junky
- acceptable
- adequate
- advantageous
- beneficial
- benevolent
- careful
- costly
- dear
- excellent
- expensive
- fine
- fortunate
- good
- great
- happy
- honest
- just
- lucky
- neat
- nice
- noble
- OK
- pleasing
- polished
- precious
- priceless
- profitable
- refined
- reputable
- respectable
- right
- satisfactory
- sophisticated
- sufficient
- suitable
- superior
- tasteful
- true
- undecayed
- upper
- upright
- valuable
- virtuous
- well-done
- wonderful
- worthy
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