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

The former executive was jailed at the notorious Riker’s Island jail complex in New York at the time of the interview.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Researching religious-art theft, Gurrea came across Erik the Belgian, a notorious thief who targeted churches across Spain during the 20th century.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of notorious

Adjective

And, yes, several of you have been kind enough to mention that trade-Marino column, my most infamous.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
In their new Apple series, Brothers, that infamous tale appears in the pilot when Holland Taylor, playing Ma Mac, drops the bomb on Harrelson, who doesn’t have the guts to tell McConaughey right away.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of infamous

Adjective

There was money, manipulation, secret meetings with shady characters in China, fake identities, lies, trickery, and deceit.

— Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Our favorite spots to lounge were the roof deck loungers and the padded bench seating beneath shady palm fronds in the atrium courtyard.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of shady

Adjective

Caddell remains under administration, and the criminal investigation against the company and two of its managers in Italy is continuing, prosecutors said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
But that shifted in recent years as criminal justice advocates called attention to the issue.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of criminal

Adjective

Sterling spent decades turning the Clippers into the NBA’s cheapest, most incompetent and most disgraceful organization.

— Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Some have advised me and others to get rid of the disgraceful invader rose of Sharon.

— Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of disgraceful

Adjective

But shaming someone, no matter how shameful their behavior may have been, isn’t the way to convince them to do better.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Finally, Ericka has a shameful secret of her own, one that Paulina is determined to use against her.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of shameful

Adjective

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, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

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