disreputable

adjective

dis·​rep·​u·​ta·​ble (ˌ)dis-ˈre-pyə-tə-bəl 

: not reputable

disreputability

(ˌ)dis-ˌre-pyə-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

disreputableness

(ˌ)dis-ˈre-pyə-tə-bəl-nəs 

noun

disreputably

(ˌ)dis-ˈre-pyə-tə-blē 

adverb

Synonyms of disreputable

• notorious
• infamous
• shady
• criminal
• immoral

Examples of disreputable in a Sentence

a disreputable Internet retailer that had a record of hundreds of complaints for shoddy merchandise and slow refunds

Recent Examples on the Web

Horror may now be respectable enough for its own sprawling exhibition at the Academy Museum, but Criterion’s October lineup proves there are still plenty of disreputable pleasures to be found. — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Thus all notions of reference to precedent in the arts became contentious, if not disreputable. — Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

In their place are flawed geniuses and idiosyncratic personalities thrust together in the dregs of intelligence services, operating like a dysfunctional family under its disreputable patriarch. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

Both of them have erotic fixations with that original Miasma, which requires stepping back into the movie — and the glories of the disreputable genre itself. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1726, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for disreputable

• reputable

Kids Definition

disreputable

adjective

dis·​rep·​u·​ta·​ble (ˈ)dis-ˈrep-yət-ə-bəl 

: not respectable : having a bad reputation

disreputableness noun

disreputably

-blē 

adverb