as in notorious
not respectable
a disreputable Internet retailer that had a record of hundreds of complaints for shoddy merchandise and slow refunds
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Recent Examples of disreputable
But how did novels like Liu’s overcome the disreputable status of pulp fiction and gain an international reputation as serious literature?
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H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2024
Somewhere along the way, this gruesome celluloid artifact was elevated from being the sick and disreputable product of a gutter genre to being a high-art masterpiece (Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick and Ridley Scott all owned 35mm prints of the film).
—Chris Nashawaty, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
Until recently, most Israeli Jews viewed such bigoted positions as disreputable.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
In the United States, low-quality batteries made by disreputable manufacturers and installed in low-cost devices—such as vape pens or e-bikes—pose a much greater risk than anything else.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
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H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2024
Somewhere along the way, this gruesome celluloid artifact was elevated from being the sick and disreputable product of a gutter genre to being a high-art masterpiece (Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick and Ridley Scott all owned 35mm prints of the film).
—Chris Nashawaty, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
Until recently, most Israeli Jews viewed such bigoted positions as disreputable.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
In the United States, low-quality batteries made by disreputable manufacturers and installed in low-cost devices—such as vape pens or e-bikes—pose a much greater risk than anything else.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disreputable
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Former detainees at the notorious Saydnaya prison near Damascus said Amer had disappeared in mid-April 2015 after being tortured there.Irene Nasser, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Those who did speak out often disappeared into Syria's notorious prison system, known for soul-crushing torture and killings.Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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This time, the director takes a more intimate approach, following a young Bob Dylan (played by Timothée Chalamet) from his first arrival in New York in 1961 to his infamous electric performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.Brady Gerber, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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With Apple also warning iPhone users about spyware attacks, an infamous ransomware gang rising from the dead and claiming Feb. 3 as the next attack date, now is not the time to be cyber-complacent.Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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When temperatures start to warm in spring, begin to harden off the plant by placing it in a shady spot during the daytime.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
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Ji Chang-wook, who plays a shady broker, is bloodied and battered from the beginning of the series to the end.Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Pointing a laser at an airplane is a federal crime, and conviction can result in civil and criminal penalties and up to five years in jail.Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Georgia case represents the last remaining criminal charges against Trump.Sam Gringlas, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
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That level of greed and inequality is not only immoral.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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Regulated sportsbooks find gambling on minors immoral in some respects, but you guys don’t.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Disreputable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disreputable. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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