CONDEMNABLE Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

condemnable

adjective

Definition of condemnable

as in abhorrent

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Recent Examples of condemnable By near any measure, the quarters were condemnable. — Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025

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Adjective

The general idea predated Wilson, but his willingness to use it in service of that abhorrent compromise—subordinating the dignity and equality of individual people to the importance of the American union—showed that his commitment to popular sovereignty had its limits.

— Jesse Wegman, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
These racist, sexist and abhorrent comments absolutely do not reflect the values of the Massachusetts State Police and are not tolerated within our ranks.

— Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 4 June 2026

Definition of abhorrent

Adjective

No sooner had the Chiefs’ abominable 2025 season (6-11) come to an end, team president Mark Donovan said last month, than the organization pivoted to 2026.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
That led to cycles of reform and renovation, as well as backlash, chiefly from cultural conservatives, who saw the adoption of western European habits and attitudes as abominable and even heretical.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of abominable

Adjective

Soon after he was elected, the Half Moon Bay shooting occurred in January 2023, killing eight farmworkers and exposing detestable housing conditions for the county’s immigrant farmworkers.

— Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
No matter how detestable the overthrown governments may be, precedents show that regime changes lead neither to democracy nor to peace, but to chaos, civil war and dictatorship.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026

Definition of detestable

Adjective

Mary Petchlikoff, 69, of Dearborn, recalls mobilizing on 9/11 to help protect Muslim students who were starting to receive some hateful harassment.

— Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 12 Sep. 2026
Some critics predicted Mohammed would use a trial as a platform to spread hateful views of America and its allies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of hateful

Adjective

Kraus’ paean to peace is written in the most luxurious and loathsome language imaginable — in one very long and fractured sentence.

— The Know, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2026
People commonly used tobacco to treat many ailments, including indigestion, respiratory problems, pain and loathsome mouth afflictions.

— Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Definition of loathsome

Adjective

The Taliban’s odious treatment of women should in itself be sufficient to compel foreign countries to reconsider their approach.

— Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Using the odious term of genocide does nothing to help what’s going on in the Middle East.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026

Definition of odious

Adjective

Investigators said the children remained mostly confined to a small room in the house under deplorable conditions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess said Houck's son was living in deplorable conditions with drugs within his reach.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of deplorable

Adjective

The fact that Van Hollen publicly and enthusiastically supported Graham Platner, despite all of his despicable activity, is an embarrassment to the entire state of Maryland.

— Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2026
Plus, Palmer is a horrible person — in this case, the victim is much more despicable than the thieves.

— Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026

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