disreputable
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Synonyms
discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, ignominious, infamous, louche, notorious, opprobrious, shady, shameful, shoddy, shy, unrespectable
Antonyms
honorable, reputable, respectable
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Washington pile-ons are never pretty, but this week’s political setup of Attorney General William Barr is disreputable even by Beltway standards. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "A Real Attorney General," 1 May 2019 Rojas and others said the flashy Ortiz was regularly seen around the capital at bars and clubs frequented by disreputable characters in a country long known for corruption, narcotrafficking and money laundering. — Ray Sanchez, CNN, "David Ortiz shooting is called a case of mistaken identity. Many Dominicans are skeptical," 22 June 2019 The story showed that some Australian recycling was getting shipped to disreputable companies in Malaysia that were not actually recycling them. — Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al.com, "Does all your recycling just go to a landfill? Nope," 20 June 2019 Gangs of unruly teens, roaming the streets with no respect for private property or public infrastructure, joined a disreputable cast of characters who had turned New York into a dystopian nightmare. — Daisy Alioto, The New Republic, "How Graffiti Became Gentrified," 19 June 2019 But in Wilde’s day, the church was still the Scarlet Woman, home for the disreputable and deplorable. — William Mcgurn, WSJ, "Oscar Wilde’s Catholicism," 8 Oct. 2018 Just a few decades ago, horror films were mostly considered disreputable and schlocky. — Tasha Robinson, The Verge, "The new horror film canon (and where to stream it)," 1 Nov. 2018 As Marshall notes, this is standard racist rhetoric with a deep and disreputable history. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Trump Uses Language of Exterminators in Attack on ‘Illegal Immigrants’," 19 June 2018 The 1972 Super Fly, cheaply made, unapologetically disreputable and brazenly cathartic, is one big coke-snort-a-go-go; barely a scene goes by without someone taking a hit. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "Review: A New Superfly Gets By on Surface Pleasures—and Great Hair," 13 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disreputable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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