discreditable

adjective

(ˌ)dis-ˈkre-də-tə-bəl How to pronounce discreditable (audio)
Definition of discreditablenext
as in notorious
not respectable the discreditable conduct of drunken college students celebrating a win by their team

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Recent Examples of discreditable By the way, the search for waste, fraud and abuse — call it WFA — has a long and discreditable history. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025 Any review of these discreditable events requires recognition of an antidote to this foolishness. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2024 Now, the previous autobiographical snippet, like those of the other three men, may have omitted certain discreditable matters. — William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discreditable
  1. notorious
  2. infamous
  3. shady
  4. criminal
  5. immoral
  6. disgraceful
  7. shameful
  8. disreputable
Adjective
  • Chicago has Back of the Yards, once adjacent to its notorious stockyards and not that far from Bubbly Creek, where methane and hydrogen sulfide gas once caused the South Fork of the Chicago River to make like a hot tub.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Disqualified is being presented at the MIA Market in Rome today as a TV drama inspired by one of real-life events surrounding Finland’s most notorious sporting scandals.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of notorious
Adjective
  • His pathetic, dangerous charade reminds me of an infamous voter fraud case from 30 years ago.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Disney+ and Hulu have greenlit a reboot of Ryan Murphy‘s famous (and infamous) musical dramedy series.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of infamous
Adjective
  • Many shady electronics companies are happy to sell you the wrong component for the wrong price.
    — Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The fake image was attention-grabbing, shady, and timely — in other words, perfect for social media virality but a potential liability for the parties involved.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of shady
Adjective
  • Homeland Security Investigations agents also interviewed Adawag last week, according to the criminal complaint filed against her.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Martin Zummach, an attorney who represents the officer who fired the shot that killed Kohen, says the attorney general's findings cleared his client of criminal wrongdoing.
    — SOPHIE BATES, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of criminal
Adjective
  • And in a world increasingly populated by people who are absolutely certain that everyone who disagrees with them is either ignorant or immoral, our universities could use considerably more of all three.
    — Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Central to the exhibition is the tension between the honorable and the immoral, the appealing and the revolting.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of immoral
Adjective
  • The scenes of looting of our stores and town halls are disgraceful.
    — Kahina Sekkaï, Vanity Fair, 18 Oct. 2026
  • This is disgraceful political opportunism, and Zohran should not simply go along with it, particularly when immigrant families’ livelihoods are being destroyed.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of disgraceful
Adjective
  • The degradation is shameful, and shamefully compelling to read about.
    — James Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The squad has not been beefed up at all after a shameful and disgusting transfer window.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of shameful
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of disreputable

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“Discreditable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discreditable. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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