Definitions

lousy

[lou-zee] / ˈlaʊ zi /

ADJECTIVE

very bad

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awful horrible miserable poor rotten second-rate shoddy terrible

WEAK

base contemptible despicable dirty disliked execrable faulty harmful hateful inferior low mean no good outrageous slovenly unpopular unwelcome vicious vile

Antonyms

STRONGEST

good great happy nice pleasant rich superior wealthy

WEAK

magnificent wonderful

Example Sentences

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Their passionate fans, who have loyally kept showing up for the last five years to watch the lousy basketball those decisions have wrought, will be wanting.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

It was one of those lousy late-fall New York evenings, cold and dark and sort of half raining and half sleeting.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Those issues make the sector a pretty lousy place to look for relatively safe income.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The Gemini recommendation, seconded by the restaurant manager, was the comfort food I craved in the lousy weather.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

I sip my decaf caramel macchiato, feeling absolutely lousy.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

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