Synonyms of disgraceful

disgraceful

adjective

di-ˈskrās-fəl 

as in notorious

not respectable

disgraceful disruptions at the graduation ceremonies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• notorious
• infamous
• shady
• criminal
• immoral
• shameful
• discreditable
• dishonorable
• disreputable
• ignominious
• bad
• shoddy
• opprobrious
• shy
• vile
• low
• dirty
• unrespectable
• corrupt
• sordid
• unethical
• louche
• vicious
• despicable
• contemptible
• detestable
• wicked
• miserable
• evil
• wrong
• sinful
• reprehensible
• mean
• rotten
• iniquitous
• unsavory
• seamy
• wretched
• nefarious
• villainous
• inglorious
• unrighteous
• depraved
• base
• blameworthy
• perverted
• degenerate
• debased
• dissolute
• debauched
• censurable
• loose
• blamable
• libertine
• reprobate
• gamy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• honorable
• respectable
• good
• noble
• moral
• decent
• ethical
• honest
• reputable
• righteous
• just
• principled
• legal
• upright
• permitted
• prestigious
• permissible
• respected
• esteemed
• authorized
• reputed
• proper
• correct
• endorsed
• licensed
• approved
• exemplary
• clean
• commendable
• upstanding
• decorous
• creditable
• blameless
• sanctioned
• seemly
• guiltless

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disgraceful

To be ill in public was disgraceful, an affront. — Tom Levenson, Time, 20 May 2026

Whichever ways the judicial winds blow, Madigan’s unholy alliance with ComEd is a scandal that takes its place among the worst in the lengthy and disgraceful pantheon of political corruption in Illinois. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026

The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2026

The Heat repeatedly allowed open shots and unchallenged forays to the basket in another demoralizing and disgraceful defensive display, one made all the worse by the fact the Heat is fighting for playoff seeding. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026