sleaziness
Seedy, disreputable quality
Sleaziness is the quality of being sordid, disreputable, or morally compromised.
It suggests something cheap and underhanded—a sleazy motel, a sleazy politician, a sleazy business deal.
The word carries connotations of grubbiness, both literal and ethical: The whole operation had an air of sleaziness about it.
Dull, dirty condition
- seedinessState of being dilapidated
- shabbinessWorn, neglected condition
- grubbinessState of being dirty
- griminessCondition of being dirty
tattiness · dirtiness · flophouses · dive bars · back alleys · red-light districts · sordidness · run-down
Corrupt payment for influence
- graftIllicit political gain
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
- payolaBribes for airplay
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
cronyism · nepotism · racketeering · extortion · collusion · fraud · malfeasance · profiteering
Excessive sexual indulgence
- lasciviousnessOvert sexual impropriety
- lewdnessCrude sexual indecency
- salaciousnessIndecent sexual character
- prurienceLustful, unhealthy curiosity
licentiousness · perversion · smuttiness · raunchiness · sketchiness · creepiness · groping · ogling
Questionable trustworthiness
- untrustworthinessBeing unreliable or deceitful
- deviousnessSneaky, underhanded quality
- duplicityDeliberate misleading behavior
- slipperinessLack of grip
sneakiness · double-dealing · underhanded · scheming · conniving · scamming · swindling · hustling
Disgraceful public affair
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers
- sensationalismOverhyped news coverage
mudslinging · smear campaigns · tell-alls · kiss-and-tell · celebrity feuds · cheating scandals · leaked photos · dirty laundry
dinginess
Dull, dirty condition
- seedinessState of being dilapidated
- shabbinessWorn, neglected condition
- grubbinessState of being dirty
griminess · tattiness · dirtiness · flophouses · dive bars · back alleys · red-light districts · sordidness · run-down · dilapidated
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
embezzlement · cronyism · nepotism · racketeering · extortion · collusion · fraud · malfeasance · profiteering · backroom deals
lechery
Excessive sexual indulgence
- lasciviousnessOvert sexual impropriety
- lewdnessCrude sexual indecency
- salaciousnessIndecent sexual character
prurience · licentiousness · perversion · smuttiness · raunchiness · sketchiness · creepiness · groping · ogling · catcalling
shadiness
Questionable trustworthiness
- untrustworthinessBeing unreliable or deceitful
- deviousnessSneaky, underhanded quality
- duplicityDeliberate misleading behavior
slipperiness · sneakiness · double-dealing · underhanded · scheming · conniving · scamming · swindling · hustling · conning
scandal
Disgraceful public affair
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers
sensationalism · mudslinging · smear campaigns · tell-alls · kiss-and-tell · celebrity feuds · cheating scandals · leaked photos · dirty laundry · trashy
- disgustdisgust, disgusting, disgusted, revulsion, repulsion
- tackinesstackiness, gaudiness, garishness, tawdriness, trashiness
sleazinessintegrity
Moral soundness and consistency
honesty · uprightness · probity · honor · virtue
sleazinessrespectability
Moral and social worthiness
dignity · classiness · wholesomeness · decorum · propriety
sleazinesselegance
Refined, graceful quality
quality · sophistication · tastefulness · polish · class
sleazy, sleaze, sleazeball, sleazebag, sleazes, sleazebags, sleazeballs, sleazemonger