sleazes
Morally bankrupt types
Sleazes is the plural of sleaze, referring to people who are sordid, corrupt, or morally repugnant.
The word often describes those involved in seedy dealings or sexual impropriety: The bar was full of sleazes trying to pick up anyone who'd listen.
It can also mean instances of sleazy behavior: The tabloids catalogued his various sleazes.
Dishonest abuse of power
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
- extortionObtaining through threats
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
- scandalsPublicized shameful acts
misconduct · impropriety · exploitation · manipulation · deceit · fraud · graft · underhanded
Unsettling individuals
- lowlifesDisreputable, immoral people
- slimeballsDespicable, untrustworthy people
- dirtbagsContemptible, worthless individuals
- scumbagsVile, untrustworthy people
perverts · lechers · degenerates · scoundrels · cads · reprobates · villains · rogues
corruption
Dishonest abuse of power
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
- extortionObtaining through threats
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
scandals · misconduct · impropriety · exploitation · manipulation · deceit · fraud · graft · underhanded · backhanded
creeps
Unsettling individuals
- lowlifesDisreputable, immoral people
- slimeballsDespicable, untrustworthy people
- dirtbagsContemptible, worthless individuals
scumbags · perverts · lechers · degenerates · scoundrels · cads · reprobates · villains · rogues · predators
dives
Leaps into water
- fleapitsDecrepit old theaters
- brothelsEstablishments for paid sex
- strip clubsVenues for erotic dancing
backrooms · red-light · dens · joints · hovels · honky-tonks · saloons · parlors · motels · flophouses
sleazessaints
Canonized religious figures
straight arrows · good eggs · do-gooders · angels · incorruptibles
sleazespillars of the community
Respected, influential local figures
dignitaries · worthies · gentlemen · ladies · notables
- sleaze ballDisreputable, sordid person
- sleaze factorPerceived level of corruption
- sleazy characters