sleaziness
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈsliːziness/
- Literature
- He couldn't tolerate the sleaziness of the company's practices, so he decided to leave his job.
Examples
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Not that I personally care about ads, but I do care about what gets advertised and the general sleaziness that seems to accompany the business.
Blog text (9) -
It is not surprising that the evident sleaziness of Outremer politics became notorious in Europe.
Academic text (2011) -
Maybe he gets off on the sleaziness of it, treating the girl like a whore.
Fiction book (1992) -
Some things I noticed: I think Mike and the Bots set a standard for sleaziness in the first couple of minutes of this episode.
Blog text (23) -
I know it's wrong, but I think I prefer the stark sleaziness of midtown in that era to the Disney version of today.
Blog text (14) -
Or admit to just enough sleaziness so we'll be thought of as complicitous, attractively perverse.
Fiction book (1997) -
The sleaziness of the corrupt officials was evident in their dealings with the community.
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Many people are concerned about the sleaziness of reality television shows that exploit contestants.
Synonyms
47
4.6
A situation where people lose moral principles and act badly
43
3.2
Actions like lying, cheating, or stealing
27
5.2
A state of being morally wrong or evil
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7.9
Bad or dishonest behaviour that seems cheap and shameful
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6.3
Bad behavior that people see as wrong or evil
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8.0
Behavior that is not socially acceptable
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9.9
To accept bribes and use power for personal gain
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7.0
Secret actions that are dishonest or unfair to get what you want
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7.9
Very bad and immoral behavior that harms other people
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8.1
Low moral quality that shows shameful behavior
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5.3
A state of being morally bad because of wrong actions
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6.9
Dishonest behavior by a person or group
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6.3
Dishonest behavior in business or money matters
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8.8
A state of being dirty and morally bad
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6.2
A habit of being dishonest and breaking rules to get money or power
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6.9
Dishonest or secret behavior that seems against the law
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9.6
Very evil behaviour that harms other people
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9.9
Behavior that hides the truth to mislead people
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9.9
Very bad actions that break the law
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8.8
A habit of ignoring right and wrong and being dishonest to get what you want
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9.5
Actions that cheat people to get their money
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8.6
A state of being dirty or bad in a moral way, for example a filthy place
1
8.5
Something that seems wrong, unsafe, or not honest
1
6.0
A feeling of embarrassment and being judged by other people
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9.3
An unpleasant hidden side of a person or place
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9.0
The state of being seen as not respectable or having a bad reputation
A state of being dirty, spoiled, or having a damaged reputation
The state of deserving public shame because of wrong actions
Antonyms
How Immoral
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8.8
382
4.8
- Literature
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8.1
43
3.2
- Formal
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8.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sleaziness comes from the words sleaze and sleazy, which describe things that are morally 'dirty' or 'cheap'. So when we call someone's behaviour sleaziness, we mean their corrupt or dishonourable actions, like moral dirt that sticks to them.