scumminess
State of depravity
Scumminess is the quality of being scummy—morally low, contemptible, or sleazy.
The word suggests dishonest or exploitative behavior: the sheer scumminess of the scheme, I was disgusted by the scumminess of the whole operation.
It can also describe physical griminess, though the moral sense dominates.
Foul, accumulated matter
gunk · grease · squalor · grubbiness · uncleanliness · dinginess · foulness · messiness
Dishonest abuse of power
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- vilenessDespicable quality
- basenessMoral worthlessness
- degeneracyMoral or physical decline
immorality · turpitude · unscrupulousness · sleaze · dishonesty · nefariousness · lowness · meanness
Extreme public disgrace
- notorietyFame from misdeeds
- disgraceLoss of honor
- dishonorLoss of respect
- shamePainful awareness of failure
scandal · stigma · ignominy · discredit · taint · sleaziness · shadiness · seediness
Intense physical aversion
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
contempt · distaste · offensiveness · odiousness · repellence · loathsomeness · nauseousness · grotesqueness
filth
Foul, accumulated matter
crud · gunk · grease · squalor · grubbiness · uncleanliness · dinginess · foulness · messiness · stain
corruption
Dishonest abuse of power
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- vilenessDespicable quality
- basenessMoral worthlessness
degeneracy · immorality · turpitude · unscrupulousness · sleaze · dishonesty · nefariousness · lowness · meanness · contemptibility
infamy
Extreme public disgrace
shame · scandal · stigma · ignominy · discredit · taint · sleaziness · shadiness · seediness · shiftiness
disgust
Intense physical aversion
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
aversion · contempt · distaste · offensiveness · odiousness · repellence · loathsomeness · nauseousness · grotesqueness · abhorrence
scumminessdecency
Moral appropriateness in behavior
honor · integrity · virtue · uprightness · moral excellence
scumminessrespectability
Moral and social worthiness
refinement · dignity · honorability · gentility · reputability