DISCREDITABLE Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

discreditable

adjective

(ˌ)dis-ˈkre-də-tə-bəl

Definition of discreditable

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

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Adjective

While renowned for its red brick buildings and lush green lawns, UCLA’s campus is also notorious for its steep hills.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
In the now-notorious moment, Rock, 61, made a joke directed at Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s buzzed haircut.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of notorious

Adjective

Gaming equipment is infamous for sporting some scary sticker prices.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
When asked about a now-infamous flagrant-2 foul by DiJonai Carrington against Cunningham, White appeared to give Carrington the benefit of the doubt and suggest that the foul wasn't on purpose.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of infamous

Adjective

For shady slopes, this evergreen, herbaceous perennial with striking yellow blooms makes excellent groundcover under trees.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026
The massive trees had long been a home for rare species and a shady place for neighbors to gather.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of shady

Adjective

In the filing, the Justice Department urged the appeals court to reverse the Tennessee federal judge’s ruling dismissing criminal charges against Abrego Garcia.

— Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Another person, Robert Zanolla, faces charges of felony conspiracy and criminal use of a communication facility, as well as related misdemeanors, the office said.

— Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of criminal

Adjective

When Russians embrace the Eurasian narrative, they are also engaged in the political project of rejecting Europe and the West, which Putin and his allies deride as decadent, declining, and immoral.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
In the realms of art, literature, film, and television, words and images that would once have been considered indecent, offensive, or immoral are now commonplace, especially in the West.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of immoral

Adjective

Council member Johnathan Duncan, who represents the city’s southwestern edge, wrote a series of social media posts Monday night that called the city’s efforts shameful.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
His greatest series let people see a character who has revealed the filthiest, most shameful parts of themselves, and imagine them as a mirror.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of shameful

Adjective

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
Thatcher’s Elle is trying to reconnect with her disreputable father while battling an evil stepmother and trying to avoid a brutal serial killer.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026

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