sketchy

Seeming dishonest or likely to cause trouble, so you do not feel safe trusting them.

• That guy seems sketchy.
• She refused to buy from the sketchy dealer.
• Why are you trusting someone so sketchy?

Similar words: shady, dodgy, untrustworthy

Opposites: trustworthy

Common phrases: sketchy guy, sketchy dealer, seem sketchy

Not good enough to trust or feel confident about.

• That repair looks sketchy.
• The evidence against him was sketchy.
• We rejected the equipment because its quality seemed sketchy.

Similar words: questionable, dubious, unreliable

Opposites: reliable

Common phrases: sketchy repair, sketchy work, sketchy evidence

Giving only a few details, so important information is missing.

• The details are still sketchy.
• We received a sketchy account of the accident.
• Her knowledge of the rules was rather sketchy.

Similar words: incomplete, vague, rough

Opposites: detailed, thorough

Common phrases: sketchy details, sketchy information, sketchy account

Showing only the main ideas, with details still to be added or improved.

• She showed us a sketchy plan.
• The first drawings were sketchy but useful.
• We developed his sketchy outline into a full proposal.

Similar words: rough, unfinished

Opposites: detailed

Common phrases: sketchy design, sketchy outline, sketchy plan