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as in vile
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency
resorted to dishonorable tactics in order to win the game
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as in notorious
not respectable
dishonorable conduct shown by some people while visiting foreign countries
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Recent Examples of dishonorable
Within an outlying mining operation, a Mechanist mourning the murder of her husband is bestowed a strange pet as part of a bargaining chip from a dishonorable alien race.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 17 May 2025
This dishonorable behavior does not represent me as a citizen of the United States.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Between the third and fourth rounds, Liston reportedly took a dishonorable course.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Nothing could be more eternally dishonorable than to bury the report and keep it secret.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2024
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 17 May 2025
This dishonorable behavior does not represent me as a citizen of the United States.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Between the third and fourth rounds, Liston reportedly took a dishonorable course.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Nothing could be more eternally dishonorable than to bury the report and keep it secret.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishonorable
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McGregor, on the other hand, had viewers in the palm of his hand as Christian, the penniless writer who falls in love with Satine despite her commitment to a truly vile duke, who has invested in the Moulin Rouge and promised to make Satine’s dreams of stage stardom come true.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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Wasserman was long presumed to be an mere philanthropic acquaintance of the vile and very well connected Epstein (who died in mysterious circumstances in a NYC jail in 2019), the massive document dump by Donald Trump‘s DOJ in late January revealed a carnal 2003 correspondence with Maxwell.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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In July, 2014, at the height of negotiations between the Islamic Republic and world powers over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, my wife and I were arrested and thrown into Evin Prison, a notorious facility known throughout Iran for its cruelty.—
Jason Rezaian,
New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2026
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Why, some staffers wondered, would the federal government outsource the writing of such critical standards to a nascent technology notorious for making mistakes?—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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More and more people are avoiding dating or befriending those with opposing political views, and growing numbers describe those on the other side as closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent.—
Justin Callais,
Twin Cities,
5 Mar. 2026
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More and more people are avoiding dating or befriending those with opposing political views, and growing numbers describe those on the other side as closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent.—
Justin Callais,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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But even here, there are exceptions, as with this spinach and sausage version loosely inspired by the infamous extra-crispy two-sheet lasagna from New York’s Rolo’s.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Mar. 2026
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After Miami Beach’s infamous break-up with spring break a couple years ago, Fort Lauderdale seems to be the real spring break hot spot.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Investigators described a foul-smelling place with bags and bottles of fetuses and jars of body parts, along with bloodstained furniture and dirty medical instruments.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Flaky salmon, soft and creamy potatoes, and rosy radishes roast on the same baking sheet for a company-worthy dinner that won’t fill the sink with dirty dishes.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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This Editorial Board took particular umbrage at the shady origins of the proposal.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
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There’s something slightly shady about this time of year, too, where mid-major talent gets showcased so that the players can get plucked out of school by the major conferences.—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Based on a tragic true-life incident, director Joe Carnahan's survival thriller stars Zachary Levi as one of four friends who head out on a fishing expedition and their boat capsizes in a nasty storm.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Murder by Numbers is an entertainingly nasty thriller about two high-schoolers, popular Richard (Gosling) and introverted Justin (Michael Pitt), who plan the perfect murder and frame a local drug dealer for it.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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All told, Mueller brought criminal charges against six of the president's associates, including his campaign chairman and first national security adviser.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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The man accused of the attack, Lawrence Reed, had a lengthy criminal history.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Dishonorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishonorable. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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