Insubstantial
Insubstantial adjective - Being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance.
Usage example: an insubstantial carton that could not possibly stand up during long-distance shipping
Sleazy and insubstantial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sleazy" instead an adjective "Insubstantial".
Sleazy
Sleazy adjective - Being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance.
Usage example: these cheap, sleazy curtains would do a poor job of blocking those wintertime blasts of cold air
Insubstantial and sleazy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Insubstantial" instead an adjective "Sleazy".
Nearby Word: sleaze
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- insignificant and insubstantial
- insignificant and sleazy
- cheap and insubstantial
- cheap and sleazy
- poor and insubstantial
- poor and sleazy
- paltry and insubstantial
- paltry and sleazy
- frail and insubstantial
- frail and sleazy
- flimsy and insubstantial
- flimsy and sleazy
- gossamer and insubstantial
- gossamer and sleazy
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