as in notorious
not respectable
disgraceful disruptions at the graduation ceremonies
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Recent Examples of disgraceful
Rather than attacking each other, slate candidates echoed similar messaging about Cuomo’s disgraceful record.
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Theo Oshiro, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2025
Who wants to buy a Jaguar after looking at that disgraceful ad.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
The country’s education problem is lower education, as shown by the few proficiency tests still permitted in elementary, middle, and high schools in Connecticut, and by their disgraceful performance gaps.
—Chris Powell, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
Who wants to buy a Jaguar after looking at that disgraceful ad.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2025
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Theo Oshiro, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2025
Who wants to buy a Jaguar after looking at that disgraceful ad.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
The country’s education problem is lower education, as shown by the few proficiency tests still permitted in elementary, middle, and high schools in Connecticut, and by their disgraceful performance gaps.
—Chris Powell, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
Who wants to buy a Jaguar after looking at that disgraceful ad.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgraceful
Adjective
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This chilling series unravels one of the most notorious unsolved crimes of our era, now taking a turn as a major suspect heads to trial.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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John Drea plays one of the most notorious killers in American history, Charles Manson.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But for all the good times, Furmanovsky also captures the infamous tension between Liam and Noel that would lead to the band’s breakup in 2009.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Remember the infamous 2002 pre-World Cup showdown between Republic of Ireland soccer coach Mick McCarthy and captain Roy Keane?—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This shady ramble follows a beautiful stream to a gushing spring.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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With the story transposed to a tough sprawling prison in Marseille, one of France’s most multicultural cities, the protagonist is now a young African immigrant, serving time for drug smuggling, who is offered the protection of a powerful and shady French-Algerian businessman.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Soon, the deputy commissioner was asking me about narcissism and criminal thinking.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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That seems pretty criminal to me.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Unlike previous seasons, Dorothy never makes immoral choices.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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This is disgraceful and immoral.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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San Diego County’s inaction is shameful.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Oct. 2025
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The sooner he and his horrific Supreme Court are relegated to a shameful footnote in American history, the better.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Disgraceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgraceful. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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