sleaziness

Definitions

The quality or state of being sordid, squalid, or morally disreputable.

A lack of integrity or honesty, often characterized by cheap or unethical behavior.

Examples

The reporter spent months investigating the sleaziness of the local political machine.

He felt a sense of discomfort due to the undeniable sleaziness of the back-alley nightclub.

Synonyms

sordidness grubbiness immorality corruption dishonesty seaminess vileness

Antonyms

integrity honesty decency purity virtue uprightness respectability