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shoddy

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore S words

poorly made or done; of inferior quality

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Shoddy in a sentence

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The bridge collapsed because of shoddy construction.

Synonyms
inferiorslipshodsubstandard
Antonyms
superiorwell-made

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Verbal · Text Completion

Although the senator's memoir was marketed as a frank reckoning with his failures, reviewers found it relentlessly blank, dwelling on grievances and recasting every setback as the fault of his adversaries.

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Shoddy (adjective) means poorly made or done; of inferior quality
Here is shoddy used in an example sentence: "The bridge collapsed because of shoddy construction."
Common synonyms for shoddy include inferior, slipshod, substandard.
Antonyms of shoddy include superior, well-made.
Shoddy is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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