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Sordid as an Adjective
Definitions of "Sordid" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Sordid" as an adjective (48 Words)
Usage Examples of "Sordid" as an adjective
Associations of "Sordid" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Sordid” are: dirty, shoddy, flyblown, squalid, seamy, seedy, sleazy, unsavoury, vile, foul, tawdry, louche, cheap, base, low, debased, degenerate, corrupt, dishonest, dishonourable, disreputable, despicable, discreditable, contemptible, ignominious, ignoble, shameful, wretched, abhorrent, abominable, disgusting, filthy, mucky, grimy, muddy, grubby, shabby, messy, soiled, stained, scummy, slimy, sticky, sooty, dusty, unclean, flea-bitten, slummy

Sordid as an Adjective

Definitions of "Sordid" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sordid” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

Unethical or dishonest.
Morally degraded.
Involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.
Dirty or squalid.
Meanly avaricious and mercenary.
Foul and run-down and repulsive.
Morally degraded- Seattle Weekly.

Synonyms of "Sordid" as an adjective (48 Words)

abhorrent	Offensive to the mind. An abhorrent* deed.*
abominable	Unequivocally detestable. The uprising was suppressed with abominable* cruelty.*
base	Debased not genuine. That liberal obedience without which your army would be a base* rabble.*
cheap	Inexpensive because of inferior quality. She s too cheap* to send me a postcard.*
contemptible	Deserving contempt; despicable. A display of contemptible* cowardice.*
corrupt	Lacking in integrity. A corrupt* text.*
debased	Lowered in value. A debased* currency.*
degenerate	(of a type of equation, curve, etc.) equivalent to a simpler type, especially when a variable or parameter is set to zero. A degenerate* form of a higher civilization.*
despicable	Morally reprehensible. A despicable* crime.*
discreditable	Tending to bring harm to a reputation. Allegations of discreditable* conduct.*
disgusting	Arousing revulsion or strong indignation. A disgusting* smell.*
dishonest	Intended to mislead or cheat. He gave the editor a dishonest* account of events.*
dishonourable	Lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor. His crimes are petty and dishonourable.
disreputable	Not considered to be respectable in character or appearance. He was heavy grubby and vaguely disreputable.
dusty	Staid and uninteresting. Dusty old records.
filthy	Contemptible (used for emphasis. It looked like being a filthy* night.*
flea-bitten	Worn and broken down by hard use.
flyblown	Foul and run-down and repulsive. The flyblown* pool halls of his youth.*
foul	Not hit between the foul lines. A foul* odor.*
grimy	Covered with or characterized by grime. Grimy hands.
grubby	Covered with dirt; grimy. The grubby* face of a young boy.*
ignoble	Completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose- Oliver We. I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble* part.*
ignominious	(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame. An ignominious* retreat.*
louche	Disreputable and dissolute, somewhat agreeably. A louche* nightclub.*
low	Subdued or brought low in condition or status. A low* cut black dress.*
messy	Untidy or dirty. His messy* hair.*
mucky	Covered with dirt or filth. Wet mucky* lowland.*
muddy	Soft and watery. They changed their muddy* boots.*
scummy	Of the most contemptible kind. The scummy* surface of the polluted pond.*
seamy	Sordid and disreputable. The seamy* side of life.*
seedy	Shabby and untidy. An increasingly seedy* and dilapidated property.*
shabby	Mean and unworthy and despicable. Snooping was he That s a shabby* trick.*
shameful	(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame. A shameful* display of cowardice.*
shoddy	Cheap and shoddy Judith Crist. A shoddy* misuse of the honours system.*
slimy	Covered with or resembling slime. Thick slimy* mud.*
slummy	Squalid or unfit for human habitation. A small slummy* apartment where three generations of a family crowd together.*
soiled	Soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime. A chance to repair their soiled* reputations.*
sooty	Used in names of birds and other animals that are mainly blackish or brownish black e g sooty tern. His olive skin and sooty* eyes.*
squalid	Foul and run-down and repulsive. The squalid* overcrowded prison.*
stained	Marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter. Her ink stained* fingers.*
sticky	Having the sticky properties of an adhesive. More and more often web designers focus on the need to add sticky* features to their sites.*
unclean	(in biblical use) ritually impure; (of a spirit) evil. And the swine is unclean* to you.*
unsavoury	Disagreeable to taste, smell, or look at. An unsavoury* reputation.*
vile	Causing or able to cause nausea. The vile* development of slavery appalled them.*
wretched	Very unhappy; full of misery. She disliked the wretched* man intensely.*

Usage Examples of "Sordid" as an adjective

A sordid political campaign.
The sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils.
Sordid shantytowns.
The story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams.
The overcrowded housing conditions were sordid and degrading.
Sordid avarice.
Sordid material interests.

Associations of "Sordid" (30 Words)

acquisitive	Excessively interested in acquiring money or material things. An acquisitive* society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied.*
corrupt	Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. A backup copy will be needed if the original copy becomes corrupted.
discreditable	Tending to bring discredit or disrepute; blameworthy. His marks were not at all discreditable.
disreputable	Not considered to be respectable in character or appearance. He was heavy grubby and vaguely disreputable.
escapade	Any carefree episode. Schoolgirl escapades.
filthy	Disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter. A filthy* traitor.*
foul	In sport commit a foul against an opponent. We feared the anchor would foul* in the heavy grasses.*
genitive	The genitive case. The genitive* endings.*
gluttonous	Excessively greedy. Over fed women and their gluttonous* husbands.*
greedy	Wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume. He s scoffed the lot the greedy* pig.*
grimy	Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot. Grimy hands.
infamous	Known widely and usually unfavorably. An infamous* war criminal.*
lecherous	Having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire. A lecherous* good for nothing.*
messy	Generating or involving mess. His messy* hair.*
notorious	Known widely and usually unfavorably. Los Angeles is notorious* for its smog.*
possessive	A possessive word or form. Has he become jealous or possessive.
predatory	(of an animal) preying naturally on others. Predatory species of shark.
rapacious	Living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey. A rapacious* divorcee on the prowl.*
raptorial	Living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey. Raptorial front legs.
ravening	Living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey. They turned on each other like ravening* wolves.*
scabrous	Unpleasant; unattractive. A scabrous* novel.*
seamy	Showing a seam. A seamy* sex scandal.*
seedy	Morally degraded. A seedy* district.*
squalid	Morally degraded- Seattle Weekly. A squalid* attempt to save themselves from electoral embarrassment.*
unclean	Morally wrong. Both religions regard pork as unclean.
unscrupulous	Having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair. Unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell their country in order to gain power.
vile	Causing or able to cause nausea. He has a vile* temper.*
voracious	Wanting or devouring great quantities of food. She s a voracious* reader.*