What is another word for opprobrious?
Pronunciation:
[ ɒpɹˈɒbɹɪəs], [ ɒpɹˈɒbɹɪəs], [ ɒ_p_ɹ_ˈɒ_b_ɹ_ɪ__ə_s]
Synonyms for Opprobrious:
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adj.
• amazed • contemptuous- cold-shoulder ,
- coldshoulder ,
- derisory ,
- dog it ,
- hardnosed ,
- audacious ,
- bold ,
- cavalier ,
- cheeky ,
- condescending ,
- cool ,
- disdainful ,
- disrespectful ,
- hard ,
- hard-nosed ,
- haughty ,
- high and mighty ,
- high hat ,
- on high horse ,
- sardonic ,
- sneering ,
- snippy ,
- snobbish ,
- snootiest ,
- snooty ,
- snotty ,
- supercilious ,
- temperamental ,
- uppity ,
- upstage .
- godawful ,
- afflictive ,
- awful ,
- blameworthy ,
- bummer ,
- calamitous ,
- dire ,
- dirty ,
- disastrous ,
- dishonorable ,
- distressing ,
- dolorous ,
- downer ,
- dreadful ,
- execrable ,
- faulty ,
- grievous ,
- grim ,
- heartbreaking ,
- heartrending ,
- horrifying ,
- intolerable ,
- lamentable ,
- lousy ,
- melancholy ,
- miserable ,
- mournful ,
- overwhelming ,
- pitiable ,
- poor ,
- regrettable ,
- rotten ,
- sad ,
- sickening ,
- stinking ,
- terrible ,
- tragic ,
- unbearable ,
- unsatisfactory ,
- woeful ,
- wretched .
- in bad ,
- in low esteem ,
- in the doghouse ,
- no good ,
- scurvy ,
- abject ,
- bad ,
- base ,
- beggarly ,
- cheap ,
- disorderly ,
- dissolute ,
- lewd ,
- libidinous ,
- licentious ,
- sordid ,
- sorry ,
- unprincipled ,
- vicious .
- Calumniating ,
- Castigating ,
- Traducing ,
- Vilifying ,
- censorious ,
- derisive ,
- opprobrious ,
- rude ,
- sarcastic ,
- scathing ,
- scolding ,
- sharp-tongued ,
- upbraiding .
- Aspersing ,
- Decrying ,
- Fault-finding ,
- belittling ,
- critical ,
- degrading ,
- demeaning ,
- deprecatory ,
- malicious ,
- minimizing ,
- unfavorable ,
- unflattering .
- contemptible ,
- detestable ,
- ignoble ,
- ignominious ,
- infamous ,
- inglorious ,
- mean ,
- shabby ,
- shady ,
- shocking ,
- shoddy ,
- unworthy .
- abominable ,
- atrocious ,
- caitiff ,
- corrupt ,
- degenerate ,
- egregious ,
- evil ,
- flagitious ,
- hateful ,
- heinous ,
- iniquitous ,
- loathsome ,
- miscreant ,
- monstrous ,
- odious ,
- perverse ,
- questionable ,
- unhealthy ,
- villainous .
- Nocuous ,
- adverse ,
- baneful ,
- corrupting ,
- dangerous ,
- deadly ,
- deleterious ,
- destructive ,
- detrimental ,
- disadvantageous ,
- harmful ,
- mischievous ,
- noxious ,
- pernicious ,
- poisonous ,
- prejudicial ,
- ruinous ,
- unconducive ,
- unjust ,
- wrongful .
- dis approving ,
- dis-approving ,
- in tolerant ,
- in-tolerant ,
- more disapproving ,
- more grudging ,
- more preconceived ,
- more unindifferent ,
- more warped ,
- most disapproving ,
- most grudging ,
- most preconceived ,
- most unindifferent ,
- most warped ,
- one sided ,
- onesided ,
- pre conceived ,
- pre possessed ,
- pre-conceived ,
- pre-possessed ,
- un fair ,
- un fairer ,
- un fairest ,
- un friendlier ,
- un friendliest ,
- un indifferent ,
- un-fair ,
- un-fairer ,
- un-fairest ,
- un-friendlier ,
- un-friendliest ,
- un-friendly ,
- un-indifferent .
- Abasing ,
- Defaming ,
- Disgracing ,
- Dishonoring ,
- Injuring ,
- Libeling ,
- Maligning ,
- Reproaching ,
- Reviling ,
- Shaming ,
- damaging ,
- debasing ,
- denigrating ,
- depreciative ,
- derogative ,
- despicable ,
- despiteful ,
- detractive ,
- disparaging ,
- hurting ,
- insolent ,
- insulting ,
- invective ,
- malevolent ,
- malign ,
- malignant ,
- offending ,
- pejorative ,
- scandalous ,
- spiteful ,
- vile ,
- vitriolic ,
- vulgar .
- beastlier ,
- beastliest ,
- dis gracing ,
- dis-gracing ,
- in human ,
- in-human ,
- more debauching ,
- more depraving ,
- more disgracing ,
- more shaming ,
- most debauching ,
- most depraving ,
- most disgracing ,
- most shaming ,
- un godlier ,
- un godliest ,
- un godly ,
- un speakable ,
- un-godlier ,
- un-godliest ,
- un-godly ,
- un-speakable ,
- unspeakable .
- de meritorious ,
- de-meritorious ,
- more demeritorious ,
- most demeritorious ,
- re prehensible ,
- re-prehensible ,
- un holier ,
- un holiest ,
- un holy ,
- un-holier ,
- un-holiest ,
- un-holy .
- in temperate ,
- in-temperate ,
- more mortifying ,
- most mortifying ,
- re probate ,
- re-probate ,
- un becoming ,
- un clean ,
- un cleaner ,
- un cleanest ,
- un-becoming ,
- un-cleaner ,
- un-cleanest .
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n.
• dishonourable Other synonyms:
- contumelious ,
- foul ,
- vituperative ,
- wicked .
- disreputable .
- respect .
Other relevant words:
- Obloquious ,
- contemptuous ,
- demeritorious ,
- deplorable ,
- disgraceful ,
- ill-famed ,
- inhumane ,
- jaundiced ,
- nefarious ,
- nocent ,
- notorious ,
- outrageous ,
- percussive ,
- preconceived ,
- red hot ,
- reprehensible ,
- reproachful ,
- scornful ,
- scurrilous ,
- shameful ,
- truculent ,
- unadmirable one belled ,
- unindifferent ,
- unrespectable ,
- vituperatory ,
- vituperous .
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How to use "Opprobrious" in context?
The word "opprobrious" is derived from the Latin "opprobrium," meaning "shameful exposure." Opprobrious words are those that cast a negative light on an individual or organization. Their use is often to express disapproval. In informal English, they can also be used as insults.
Opprobrious words can be used on a personal level to describe someone as despicable or contemptible. They can also be hurled at an entire community or political group for actions deemed shameful or foolish.
The most frequent opprobrious words are "dolt," "idiot," "moron," and " buffoon.
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