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
Several of the participants are social media sensations or generally successful in different fields that the series treats as disreputable.
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
To do so means cutting ties with the disreputable agencies that got them here, and Jonah won’t do it.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Jan. 2026
At one point, Cicero asks how a disreputable woman like Clodia should be punished.
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Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
Her pattern was disrupted by Balthazar Blades settling himself at one end of the bar, smiling with all his disreputable charm.
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Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disreputable
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
To do so means cutting ties with the disreputable agencies that got them here, and Jonah won’t do it.
—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Jan. 2026
At one point, Cicero asks how a disreputable woman like Clodia should be punished.
—
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
Her pattern was disrupted by Balthazar Blades settling himself at one end of the bar, smiling with all his disreputable charm.
—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disreputable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disreputable
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During an April 2024 interview with The Sun, John revealed that he was diagnosed with toxic peripheral polyneuropathy, a condition linked to his time at Camp Lejeune, a notorious military base in North Carolina, where the water was severely contaminated in the 1980s.
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Morey was fired in May after Philadelphia failed to get past the second round of the playoffs, extending the franchise's notorious Eastern Conference Finals drought.
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Aerion Targaryen Aerion Targaryen (Finn Bennett), also known as Aerion Brightflame, is a volatile and cruel Targaryen prince infamous for his arrogance and violent behavior.
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While the war ended years before, the hostility spread from the stands — with skirmishes among supporters — into the field, when Maradona tricked the referee and the world with the World Cup’s most infamous goal, punching the ball into the net with his fist above England’s goalie Peter Shilton.
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The Italian-style grotto is a shady spot to visit on sunny days, with trees sheltering the pool and fountain.
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This woodland native grows in USDA Zones 6-9 and is best suited to shadier areas of the landscape.
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As Hinkley’s family and fiancée mourn the loss of a young man who still had his entire future ahead of him, prosecutors emphasized the scrutiny applied when criminal allegations involve an on-duty law enforcement officer.
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Foketi was arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threats, false imprisonment and misdemeanor domestic violence.
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These monsters—its antitheses—constitute that part of our nature that urges us to be sensible and strong, and that inclines us to see the life drive as trivial, weak, sentimental and immoral.
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The artist wrote that keeping silent on this kind of behavior is akin to turning a blind eye to immoral behavior.
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“Disreputable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disreputable. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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