sleaze
3 synonyms and 0 antonyms for sleaze, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Dishonest or immoral behavior, especially involving corruption or inappropriate sexual conduct.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
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cheapness
tackiness
How to use sleaze
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
political sleaze
reek of sleaze
Etymology
A back-formation from sleazy, which originally described thin, low-quality cloth.
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