What is another word for reprehensible?
456 synonyms found
What does reprehensible mean?
What is an example of reprehensible behavior?
Pronunciation:
[ ɹɪpɹɪhˈɛnsəbə͡l], [ ɹɪpɹɪhˈɛnsəbəl], [ ɹ_ɪ_p_ɹ_ɪ_h_ˈɛ_n_s_ə_b_əl]
Reprehensible is a word that describes something or someone who is deserving of strong criticism or condemnation. Some synonyms for reprehensible include deplorable, shameful, disgraceful, objectionable, and blameworthy. Other similar words to describe reprehensible actions or behaviors could be contemptible, despicable, abhorrent, detestable, and offensive. These words all convey the idea of something being morally or ethically wrong. Using these synonyms can help to add variety to writing and speaking, and allow the speaker or writer to convey a more precise meaning. It is important to choose the appropriate synonym based on the context and degree of severity of the act being described.
Related words: bad, atrocious, noxious, deplorable, mean, wicked, evil
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Synonyms for Reprehensible:
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adj.
• deplorable • despicable- contemptible ,
- loathsome ,
- low ,
- lowlife ,
- mean ,
- no good ,
- offensive ,
- repellent ,
- repulsive ,
- revolting ,
- vile .
- atrocious ,
- bad ,
- baneful ,
- calamitous ,
- damnable ,
- destructive ,
- detrimental ,
- disgraceful ,
- evil ,
- foul ,
- heinous ,
- hideous ,
- monstrous ,
- nefarious ,
- repugnant ,
- sinister ,
- terrible ,
- wicked .
- Misdoing ,
- base ,
- black ,
- blameworthy ,
- corrupt ,
- criminal ,
- debased ,
- debauched ,
- degenerate ,
- depraved ,
- evildoing ,
- felonious ,
- immoral ,
- improper ,
- indecent ,
- iniquitous ,
- lawbreaking ,
- perverse ,
- sadistic ,
- scandalous ,
- shocking ,
- wrongdoing .
- caught act ,
- caught in act ,
- caught red handed ,
- caught redhanded ,
- caught the act ,
- de meritorious ,
- de-meritorious ,
- in wrong ,
- more demeritorious ,
- more impeachable ,
- more indictable ,
- most demeritorious ,
- most impeachable ,
- most indictable ,
- off base ,
- out line ,
- un holier ,
- un holiest ,
- un holy ,
- un-holier ,
- un-holiest ,
- un-holy .
- de relict ,
- de-relict ,
- dis regardful ,
- dis-regardful ,
- lax ,
- more behind ,
- more defaultant ,
- more offending ,
- more procrastinating ,
- most behind ,
- most defaultant ,
- most offending ,
- most procrastinating ,
- neglectful ,
- over due ,
- over-due ,
- red handed ,
- redhanded ,
- un paid ,
- un-paid ,
- unpaid .
- de generate ,
- de-generate ,
- more rascally ,
- most rascally ,
- re probate ,
- re-probate ,
- un healthier ,
- un healthiest ,
- un healthy ,
- un principled ,
- un-healthiest ,
- un-healthy ,
- un-principled .
- heelest ,
- more hateable ,
- most hateable ,
- off color ,
- offcolor ,
- pain in neck ,
- pain neck ,
- pain the neck ,
- pillest ,
- un pleasant ,
- un-pleasant .
- in decent ,
- in temperate ,
- in-decent ,
- in-temperate ,
- more mortifying ,
- more shaming ,
- most mortifying ,
- most shaming ,
- un becoming ,
- un clean ,
- un cleaner ,
- un cleanest ,
- un-becoming ,
- un-cleaner ,
- un-cleanest .
- more unregenerate ,
- more unrighteous ,
- most unregenerate ,
- most unrighteous ,
- un godlier ,
- un godliest ,
- un godly ,
- un regenerate ,
- un righteous ,
- un-godlier ,
- un-godliest ,
- un-godly ,
- un-righteous .
- de based ,
- de graded ,
- de moralized ,
- de-based ,
- de-graded ,
- de-moralized ,
- in subordinate ,
- in-subordinate ,
- more contaminated ,
- un tamed ,
- un-tamed ,
- untamed .
Other synonyms:
- blameful ,
- delinquent .
Other relevant words:
- Accusable ,
- Desertless ,
- Disrespectable ,
- Fiendish ,
- Illaudable ,
- Impeachable ,
- Inculpated ,
- Reprovable ,
- Scampish ,
- Shaming ,
- Uncommendable ,
- abandoned ,
- abject ,
- accursed ,
- actionable ,
- amiss ,
- amoral ,
- answerable ,
- appalling ,
- arraignable ,
- arrant ,
- at fault ,
- audacious ,
- awful ,
- barbarous ,
- barefaced ,
- beastly ,
- below contempt ,
- below criticism ,
- below disdain ,
- below scorn ,
- beneath contempt ,
- beneath criticism ,
- beneath disdain ,
- beneath scorn ,
- beyond contempt ,
- beyond disdain ,
- beyond scorn ,
- blame ,
- blatant ,
- bold ,
- brazen ,
- brutal ,
- chargeable ,
- complete ,
- condemnable ,
- confounded ,
- conspicuous ,
- contemptuous ,
- crooked ,
- cruel ,
- cursed ,
- damned ,
- dark ,
- dastardly ,
- defiant ,
- demeritorious ,
- deplorable ,
- derelict ,
- detestable ,
- deviant ,
- diabolic ,
- dire ,
- dirty ,
- disagreeable ,
- disapprove ,
- discreditable ,
- disgusting ,
- dishonest ,
- dishonorable ,
- dishonourable ,
- disorderly ,
- disreputable ,
- dissolute ,
- distressing ,
- dreadful ,
- dubious ,
- egregious ,
- enormous ,
- errant ,
- erring ,
- exceptionable ,
- execrable ,
- faulty ,
- fell ,
- fetid ,
- filthy ,
- flagitious ,
- flagrant ,
- foetid ,
- fulsome ,
- glaring ,
- grievous ,
- gross ,
- guilt ,
- hate ,
- hateful ,
- horrible ,
- horrid ,
- ignoble ,
- ignominious ,
- illegal ,
- illegitimate ,
- illicit ,
- implicated ,
- imputable ,
- in error ,
- inappropriate ,
- inconsiderate ,
- incorrigible ,
- indecorous ,
- indefensible ,
- indictable ,
- inexcusable ,
- infamous ,
- infernal ,
- inglorious ,
- injudicious ,
- intolerable ,
- involved ,
- irreclaimable ,
- irredeemable ,
- knavish ,
- lamentable ,
- lawless ,
- louche ,
- lousy ,
- low-life ,
- malevolent ,
- miscreant ,
- miserable ,
- nasty ,
- naughty ,
- noisome ,
- notorious ,
- obdurate ,
- objectionable ,
- obvious ,
- odious ,
- offending ,
- open ,
- opprobrious ,
- out-and-out ,
- outrageous ,
- peccable ,
- peccant ,
- perverted ,
- pitiable ,
- pitiful ,
- poisonous ,
- praise ,
- profligate ,
- questionable ,
- rank ,
- recreant ,
- regrettable ,
- remiss ,
- reproachable ,
- reprobate ,
- responsible ,
- rotten ,
- rough ,
- roughshod ,
- sad ,
- savage ,
- schlock ,
- scornful ,
- scurvy ,
- shabby ,
- shady ,
- shameful ,
- shameless ,
- shoddy ,
- sordid ,
- sorry ,
- squalid ,
- to blame ,
- too bad ,
- tough ,
- treacherous ,
- unbecoming ,
- unclean ,
- unethical ,
- unfair ,
- unforgivable ,
- unfortunate ,
- unhappy ,
- unholy ,
- unjust ,
- unjustifiable ,
- unlawful ,
- unlucky ,
- unpardonable ,
- unprincipled ,
- unrespectable ,
- unseemly ,
- unspeakable ,
- untrustworthy ,
- unworthy ,
- upsetting ,
- utter ,
- venomous ,
- vicious ,
- wanting ,
- woeful ,
- worst ,
- worthless ,
- wretched ,
- wrong ,
- wrongful .
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How to use "Reprehensible" in context?
When we use the word "reprehensible," we generally refer to something that we find objectionable, morally wrong, and deserving of censure. When applied to behavior or actions, reprehensible usually connotes a magnitude of wrongfulness that is extreme or beyond what is warranted. In other words, something that is reprehensible is really bad.
It is often difficult to come up with an appropriate term to describe something that is so bad that it merits criticism, condemnation, or ridicule. One of the most common words used to refer to something that is morally wrong, despicable, and beyond the pale is "incomprehensible.
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Equivalence
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Adjective
condemnable, improper.
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Noun, singular or mass
condemnable.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
atrocious, bad, damning, dastardly, disappointing, egregious, evil, hideous, horrendous, horrific, impermissible, inadmissible, inappropriate, indefensible, insidious, lamentable, loathsome, offensive, pernicious, scandalous, shameless, sinful, unconscionable, undesirable, unfortunate, vicious, vile, wrong, wrongful.
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Noun, singular or mass
misconduct, wrongdoing.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
abhorrent, abominable, appalling, contemptible, criminal, culpable, deplorable, despicable, disgraceful, guilty, hateful, heinous, intolerable, nefarious, objectionable, obnoxious, odious, outrageous, punishable, regrettable, repugnant, shameful, unacceptable, unjustifiable.
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Adjective
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