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Synonyms of squalid in English:

squalid


See definition of squalid

adjective

1‘the squalid, overcrowded prison’

SYNONYMS
dirty, filthy, grubby, grimy, mucky, slummy, slumlike, foul, vile, low, poor, sorry, wretched, dismal, dingy, miserable, mean, nasty, seedy, shabby, sordid, sleazy, insalubrious, slovenly, repulsive, disgusting
neglected, uncared-for, unmaintained, broken-down, run down, down at heel, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumbledown, gone to rack and ruin, crumbling, decaying
informal scruffy, scuzzy, crummy, shambly, grungy, ratty, tacky
British informal grotty
North American informal shacky
ANTONYMS

clean, pleasant

2‘a squalid attempt to save themselves from electoral embarrassment’

SYNONYMS
improper, sordid, unseemly, unsavoury, sleazy, seedy, seamy, shoddy, vile, foul, tawdry, louche, cheap, base, low, low-minded, nasty, debased, degenerate, depraved, corrupt, dishonest, dishonourable, disreputable, despicable, discreditable, disgraceful, contemptible, ignominious, ignoble, shameful, wretched, abhorrent, odious, abominable, disgusting
informal sleazoid
ANTONYMS

proper, decent