1
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
This dishonorable behavior does not represent me as a citizen of the United States.
— Sandra Burk, Elmhurst
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
But Trump has only barely walked back his dishonorable statements that Volodymyr ...
—Nr Editors, National Review, 28 Feb. 2025
Between the third and fourth rounds, Liston reportedly took a dishonorable course.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Now that she’s been arrested for Harkness’ death, will William do something dishonorable to get her back?
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
But Trump has only barely walked back his dishonorable statements that Volodymyr ...
—Nr Editors, National Review, 28 Feb. 2025
Between the third and fourth rounds, Liston reportedly took a dishonorable course.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Now that she’s been arrested for Harkness’ death, will William do something dishonorable to get her back?
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishonorable
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What's more, monsters like Alex Jones, the vile conspiracy theorist, claimed the shooting never happened and that the families of the victims were actors.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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His motives seemed as vile as his actions.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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However, just as wedding bells chime, chaos ensues when the notorious Ghost Bandits raid his bank.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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While crawfish frogs might be notorious for their rap sheets full of B&Es, they are also said to have a distinct sound when calling, almost like the sound of someone snoring.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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This folly—which Iran has sternly warned against—is immoral, unjustified, and unlawful.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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To argue that their mere presence is proof that the book is dangerous or its author must be as immoral as his characters misses the point.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
2 Sep. 2025
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In 1996, the now-infamous Cinderella Castle Cake design was unveiled for the park's 25th anniversary.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Mega-Prisons El Salvador’s sprawling new mega-prisons, including the infamous CECOT, are at the heart of this apparatus.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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Natural gas fulfills much of this need, while coal is dirtier, expensive, and increasingly irrelevant for electricity production.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Although the space station is without dirt and mud, astronauts’ clothes get dirty from sweat during their daily exercise.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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Maybe not something drastic like a world war, slavery or the Holocaust, but there’s always shady s–t going on.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2025
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Meursault also starts hanging out with his shady and brutish French neighbor, Raymond (Pierre Lottin), whose abusive relationship with an Algerian girl (Hajar Bouzaouit) eventually leads to the murder.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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Sean Gardner/Getty Images This comes just weeks after Zilisch suffered a nasty fall from his car in Victory Lane at Watkins Glen, which resulted in a broken collarbone.—
Lydia Mee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Parents pushing, people cutting lines, nasty attitudes everywhere, especially outside and in Sephora.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Office of the Inspector General launched a criminal investigation and determined the shots had been fired from where two FBI agents and an Oregon State Police officer had been standing.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
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Abrego was brought back in June to face criminal charges of transporting migrants living in the United States illegally.—
Ted Hesson,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Dishonorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishonorable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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