🔄 Synonyms of "Frumpy"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| dowdynoun | Plain and unfashionable in style or dress. |
| frumpish | Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind. |
| unfashionable | Not fashionable. |
| unstylish | Not stylish; unfashionable. |
| out of fashion | — |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Frumpy"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| frumpish | Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind. |
| dowdynoun | Plain and unfashionable in style or dress. |
| unfashionable | Not fashionable. |
| unstylish | Not stylish; unfashionable. |
| out of fashion | — |
| dowdyish | (archaic) Like a dowdy; frumpy. |
| tacky | (colloquial) Of low quality. |
| frowsy | Having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance. |
| frousy | Alternative form of frowsy. [Having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.] |
| frowzy | Alternative spelling of frowsy. [Having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.] |
| scruffy | Untidy in appearance; scrubby; shabby. |
| shabby | Of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect; scruffy. |
| scraggly | Rough, scruffy, or unkempt. |
| ruggynoun | Of, relating to, or resembling a rug. |
| fuddy-duddynoun | (US, informal) An old-fashioned, persnickety or ineffective person. |
| schlubby | Clumsy, oafish, or socially awkward; unattractive or unkempt. |
| fustynoun | (figuratively, by extension) Old-fashioned, refusing to change or update. |
| raggedynoun | (of clothing) Torn, ragged or tattered. |
| grungynoun | Dirty; shabby; in disrepair. |
| frowzled | Messy and unkempt, especially of hair. |
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