sleaze
noun
ˈslēz 
also ˈslāz
1
: sleazy quality, appearance, or behavior
also : sleazy material
2
: a sleazy person
Synonyms
- sleazebag [slang]
- sleazeball [slang]
- slime
- slimeball [slang]
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
some sleaze will try to make a buck off of this tragedy a real sleaze who is constantly mooching off friends, and friends of friends
Recent Examples on the Web Unlike Denis, however, Rollin is never afraid to indulge in camp, and occasionally outright sleaze, to juice his narrative at just the right moments. 
Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2022 Dunham’s conceit combines the realistic sleaze of Red Rocket and the gynophobic conceptual fantasy of Todd Haynes’s Safe. Armond White, National Review, 17 Aug. 2022 Fast forward to 2022, and the ballet flat appears to be experiencing yet another revival thanks to nostalgia for both indie sleaze and the put-together style of Gossip Girl, the latter accelerated by its revival on HBO Max last year. Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2022 It’s also one of his signature hallucinogenic stews, which stirs in dissonant synthesizer noodlings, submissive/dominant relationships, and a decent amount of sleaze. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2022 Luhrmann’s wife and longtime creative partner) and Karen Murphy, is full of carnival sleaze and Vegas vulgarity. New York Times, 23 June 2022 Tory sleaze became part of the country’s daily vocabulary again. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 7 July 2022 Tumblr fashion is often remembered as an indie sleaze haze full of messy hair, dark eyeliner, and ripped tights. Frances Solá-santiago, refinery29.com, 4 Mar. 2022 Each episode is jam-packed with deep-cut tracks from the 1980s Sunset Strip heyday, as well as some choice cuts from the modern sleaze metal acts Gunn can’t get enough of. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2022 See More
Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2022 Dunham’s conceit combines the realistic sleaze of Red Rocket and the gynophobic conceptual fantasy of Todd Haynes’s Safe. Armond White, National Review, 17 Aug. 2022 Fast forward to 2022, and the ballet flat appears to be experiencing yet another revival thanks to nostalgia for both indie sleaze and the put-together style of Gossip Girl, the latter accelerated by its revival on HBO Max last year. Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2022 It’s also one of his signature hallucinogenic stews, which stirs in dissonant synthesizer noodlings, submissive/dominant relationships, and a decent amount of sleaze. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2022 Luhrmann’s wife and longtime creative partner) and Karen Murphy, is full of carnival sleaze and Vegas vulgarity. New York Times, 23 June 2022 Tory sleaze became part of the country’s daily vocabulary again. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 7 July 2022 Tumblr fashion is often remembered as an indie sleaze haze full of messy hair, dark eyeliner, and ripped tights. Frances Solá-santiago, refinery29.com, 4 Mar. 2022 Each episode is jam-packed with deep-cut tracks from the 1980s Sunset Strip heyday, as well as some choice cuts from the modern sleaze metal acts Gunn can’t get enough of. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
back-formation from sleazy
First Known Use
1954, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing sleaze
sleaze
noun
1
as in pervert
a person of low moral character some sleaze will try to make a buck off of this tragedy Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- pervert
- creep
- slimeball
- sleazeball
- sleazebag
- slime
- degenerate
- tramp
- scumbag
- shyster
- perv
- libertine
- reprobate
- scuzzball
- slattern
- pettifogger
2
as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others a real sleaze who is constantly mooching off friends, and friends of friends Synonyms & Similar Words
- bastard
- jerk
- clown
- dog
- creep
- skunk
- joker
- rat
- snake
- scumbag
- beast
- scum
- sleazeball
- brute
- slimeball
- idiot
- slime
- sleazebag
- dirtbag
- rotter
- scuzzball
- moron
- swine
- cad
- vermin
- stinker
- villain
- reptile
- heel
- bugger
- louse
- boor
- bounder
- crud
- schmuck
- toad
- lout
- hound
- brat
- nuisance
- fink
- cretin
- fool
- pill
- varmint
- buzzard
- barbarian
- sod
- blighter
- slob
- cur
- savage
- chuff
- churl
- bleeder
- crumb
- stinkard
- nerd
- lowlife
- rat fink
- vulgarian
- rogue
- scoundrel
- wretch
- so-and-so
- son of a gun
- caveman
- rascal
- loudmouth
- roughneck
- miscreant
- scab
- booby
- imbecile
- scamp
- dope
- goon
- airhead
- snob
- dolt
- insolent
- jackass
- pest
- doofus
- turkey
- snot
- nincompoop
- blockhead
- dink
- ninny
- nitwit
- schmoe
- dork
- schmo
- Neanderthal
- dweeb
- nit
- nut
- snip
- half-wit
- birdbrain
- snoot
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- hero
- heroine
- gentleman
- idol
- lady
- saint
- role model
- angel
3
as in junk
that which is of low quality or worth the TV networks wouldn't be airing such sleaze if the public wasn't watching it Synonyms & Similar Words
- junk
- cheese
- rubbish
- muck
- trash
- dreck
- tripe
- drek
- nonsense
- kitsch
- crapola
- camp
- slush
- slop
- mess
- lemon
- bomb
- claptrap
- stinker
- shambles
- humbug
- clinker
- clunker
- dud
- turkey
- muddle