Authorized and Shoddy

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Authorized adjective - Ordered or allowed by those in authority.

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Shoddy is an antonym for authorized.

Shoddy adjective - Not respectable.

Usage example: a waterfront area filled with shoddy saloons, tattoo parlors, and houses of prostitution

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Authorized is an antonym for shoddy.

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Shoddy and Authorized. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/authorized/shoddy

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