Synonyms of squalid

Adjective

1. seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, squalid, disreputable (vs. reputable)

usage: morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"

2. flyblown, squalid, sordid, dirty (vs. clean), soiled, unclean

usage: foul and run-down and repulsive; "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid shantytowns"

Definition and meaning of squalid (Dictionary)