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
  • The bay is notorious for its strong currents, and within hours of the boat’s sinking, rescuers were also searching the open ocean beyond the Golden Gate Bridge.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • His first stint in a Moscow jail, Shtilerman told me, resulted from his involvement in one of Russia’s most notorious financial schemes.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of notorious
Adjective
  • This four-to-five-hour World War I experience, based on the infamous Gallipoli campaign, spent a couple of months as a PC exclusive (and gardnered a bunch of Very Positive feedback).
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • In 1986 Maradona’s infamous uncalled handball/goal for Argentina beat England in the World Cup quarterfinals.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of infamous
Adjective
  • Debbie, named after Coates’ mother, feels betrayed by Judith and her husband, who is involved in shady dealings with an Albanian gang.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • But the story about the war hero Odysseus, whose journey home with his men is beset by sea storms, shipwrecks, gods, monsters and shady ladies, set the template for literature, comic books, science fiction and Hollywood epics for centuries to come.
    — Jim Beckerman, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Definition of shady
Adjective
  • Because Hostin had no criminal history and cooperated with officers, police said he was issued a summons for trespass and released.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • The arrests were approved by the leaders of the Justice Department’s criminal division, a source told CNN.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Definition of criminal
Adjective
  • Some rabbinic readings attribute Lot’s hesitation to leave Sodom to his immoral greed and inordinate wealth.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
  • Court records show that 60-year-old Bradley Kyle Martin, of Dearborn Heights, is charged with using a computer or internet to communicate with another person to commit a crime and accosting children for immoral purposes.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Definition of immoral
Adjective
  • The conditions they were made to play in, outside of their Tijuana base, were disgraceful.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Due to For All Mankind plot reasons, these unexpected lovebirds simply must get out of their disgraceful pickle.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Definition of disgraceful
Adjective
  • Through Taylor-Joy’s character, the series reminds us to face ourselves, even the broken and painful bits that feel shameful.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 July 2026
  • But how wonderful that this is not a shameful topic or a taboo subject.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
Definition of shameful
Adjective
  • Methanol is sometimes added to mixed drinks at disreputable bars as a cheaper alternative to ethanol, but can cause severe poisoning or death.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • After the laughter ringing through the room subsides, though, Abela does allow for a moment of reverence — for the HBO drama if not for the disreputable people who populate it.
    — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Definition of disreputable

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