illaudable

adjective

Definition of illaudablenext
as in reprehensible

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for illaudable
  1. reprehensible
  2. worthless
  3. unworthy
  4. discreditable
  5. despicable
  6. contemptible
  7. pitiful
  8. deplorable
Adjective
  • Those three things adding up result in William not being able to control his anger and acting in a way that's reprehensible.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
  • This episode is a nightmare of stress and bad choices, and Sagar Radia plays Rishi with such subtlety that despite his reprehensible behavior, I was still left feeling oddly soft for him.
    Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2024
Definition of reprehensible
Adjective
  • The collapse of the energy giant cost thousands of workers their jobs, while millions of investors saw their shares become worthless.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Investors in a risky pool of Credit Suisse bonds got crushed when Switzerland’s financial regulator ruled the notes were worthless in the wake of the failing bank’s emergency takeover by rival UBS Group AG.
    Bloomberg, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of worthless
Adjective
  • Some fan accounts implied Blanco was unworthy of the actor and pop star.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The fact that so many unworthy players went so far is simply too damning. 37.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of unworthy
Adjective
  • Any review of these discreditable events requires recognition of an antidote to this foolishness.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Now, the previous autobiographical snippet, like those of the other three men, may have omitted certain discreditable matters.
    William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
Definition of discreditable
Adjective
  • Even Martha Washington bore in on the Federalist side, saying that Jefferson was despicable, the most despicable mankind of all.
    NBC News, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Mangione allegedly took a human life, which is despicable.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of despicable
Adjective
  • Fiona Shaw is so perfectly contemptible throughout those scenes on the sailboat, rendering Angelica so completely self-absorbed and so cruel, that her likely death feels like an immediate relief.
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Most Europeans find Donald Trump alien and contemptible and a man unsuited for the U.S. presidency.
    David Goodart, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
Definition of contemptible
Adjective
  • Mercifully, Newcastle came up against a Leicester side whose setup under Ruud van Nistelrooy was as naive as their defensive performance was pitiful.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The Bucs gained 156 yards on 32 carries, with the Giants’ pitiful tackling paving the way to most of those yards.
    Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of pitiful
Adjective
  • Detainees have previously complained about constant violence, deplorable conditions, severe staffing shortages and the frequent smuggling of drugs and other contraband, the Associated Press reported in September.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • And the Turbo undoubtedly serves as a legitimate option for true driving enthusiasts, despite the deplorable lack of a manual transmission.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of deplorable
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Thesaurus Entries Near illaudable

ill at ease

illaudable

ill-being

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