disreputable

adjective

(ˌ)dis-ˈre-pyə-tə-bəl How to pronounce disreputable (audio)
Definition of disreputablenext
as in notorious
not respectable a disreputable Internet retailer that had a record of hundreds of complaints for shoddy merchandise and slow refunds

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Recent Examples of disreputable The right flooring installer will leave you with a beautiful interior and a floor that can last for decades, while a disreputable one can bring you nothing but headaches and ongoing repairs. — Dan Simms, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026 Several of the participants are social media sensations or generally successful in different fields that the series treats as disreputable. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026 To do so means cutting ties with the disreputable agencies that got them here, and Jonah won’t do it. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Jan. 2026 Her pattern was disrupted by Balthazar Blades settling himself at one end of the bar, smiling with all his disreputable charm. — Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disreputable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disreputable
  1. notorious
  2. infamous
  3. shady
  4. criminal
  5. immoral
Adjective
  • The memory industry is notorious for its boom and bust cycles.
    — Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • One of the most notorious lynchings during the Jim Crow period in America was of Leo Frank, a Jewish man.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of notorious
Adjective
  • This four-to-five-hour World War I experience, based on the infamous Gallipoli campaign, spent a couple of months as a PC exclusive (and gardnered a bunch of Very Positive feedback).
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • In 1986 Maradona’s infamous uncalled handball/goal for Argentina beat England in the World Cup quarterfinals.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of infamous
Adjective
  • Debbie, named after Coates’ mother, feels betrayed by Judith and her husband, who is involved in shady dealings with an Albanian gang.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • But the story about the war hero Odysseus, whose journey home with his men is beset by sea storms, shipwrecks, gods, monsters and shady ladies, set the template for literature, comic books, science fiction and Hollywood epics for centuries to come.
    — Jim Beckerman, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Definition of shady
Adjective
  • As part of her release conditions, she has been ordered to stay away from her 13-year-old daughter while the criminal case proceeds.
    — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • In some regions, a single medical examiner may oversee hundreds of deaths each year, leading to bottlenecks that can slow criminal cases, complicate insurance claims, and leave families waiting months and sometimes years for answers.
    — Gregory McDonald, STAT, 13 July 2026
Definition of criminal
Adjective
  • Some rabbinic readings attribute Lot’s hesitation to leave Sodom to his immoral greed and inordinate wealth.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
  • Court records show that 60-year-old Bradley Kyle Martin, of Dearborn Heights, is charged with using a computer or internet to communicate with another person to commit a crime and accosting children for immoral purposes.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Definition of immoral

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