low-rent
Cheap and tacky
Low-rent literally describes housing with cheap rent, but the figurative sense dominates: cheap, inferior, or lacking class.
A low-rent operation cuts corners.
A low-rent neighborhood is run-down.
Someone with low-rent taste prefers the tacky or trashy.
The term carries judgment—not just inexpensive, but cheaply made or beneath standards: The whole affair had a low-rent feel to it.
Deteriorated from neglect
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
- decrepitWorn by age
- dingyDiscolored from grime
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
seedy · squalid · grimy · neglected · rundown · slummy · derelict · crumbling
Of poor craftsmanship
- substandardBelow required quality
- second-rateBelow acceptable standards
- tackyVulgar or slightly sticky
- tawdryCheaply ornate and vulgar
cheesy · schlocky · bush-league · two-bit · rinky-dink · junky · crummy · trashy
Cheap and tasteless
- classlessWithout social divisions
- déclasséReduced in status
- lowbrowLacking intellectual depth
- unclassyLacking elegance or taste
crude · vulgar · bottom-feeder · downscale · skeevy · sketchy · ghetto · raggedy
Favorable purchase price
- discountReduced price offered
- budgetPlan for spending
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- cut-rateOffered below usual price
dirt-cheap · rock-bottom · no-frills · economy · cheapo · penny-pinching · thrifty · knockoff
Low in cost
- subsidizedOffset by external funding
- income-basedCalculated from earnings
- HUDVisual information overlay
- means-testedContingent on financial status
run-down
Deteriorated from neglect
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
- decrepitWorn by age
- dingyDiscolored from grime
ramshackle · seedy · squalid · grimy · neglected · rundown · slummy · derelict · crumbling · flophouse
shoddy
Of poor craftsmanship
- substandardBelow required quality
- second-rateBelow acceptable standards
- tackyVulgar or slightly sticky
tawdry · cheesy · schlocky · bush-league · two-bit · rinky-dink · junky · crummy · trashy · sleazy
trashy
Cheap and tasteless
unclassy · crude · vulgar · bottom-feeder · downscale · skeevy · sketchy · ghetto · raggedy · busted
bargain
Favorable purchase price
- discountReduced price offered
- budgetPlan for spending
- inexpensiveLow in cost
cut-rate · dirt-cheap · rock-bottom · no-frills · economy · cheapo · penny-pinching · thrifty · knockoff · dime-store
budget-friendly
Low in cost
- subsidizedOffset by external funding
- income-basedCalculated from earnings
- HUDVisual information overlay
- B-moviesB-movie, exploitation film, exploitation films, cult film, cult classic
- inferiorinferior, substandard, second-rate, second-class, subpar
low-renthigh-end
Premium quality tier
first-rate · top-notch · high-quality · high-class · upscale
low, lower, rent, lowest, lowered, lowering, renter, rental, rented