disreputableness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disreputableness
Noun
  • The result has been a rapid and systematic degradation of Iran’s clout across the Middle East over the past 2½ years, a seismic change that led directly to this weekend’s devastating attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel.
    Adam Geller, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Aquatic plants, invertebrates, fish, amphibians, and other wildlife are harmed by water quality degradation from road salt treatments, which have further impacts on the local ecosystem (and human health, when our water supply gets saltier).
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The world has gotten a glimpse of the fawning, skeezy shamelessness of his famous hangers-on, but not enough to criminally implicate them.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
  • But, in an interview given in October, 2001, Navarro attempted to fill, with what sounds like shamelessness, the gap between himself and his alter ego.
    Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Advertisement This is not the first time that Milei, who rose to power in part with attacks on the venality of Argentina’s elite, has been tarred with corruption accusations.
    Ian Bremmer, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Humor savors an infirmity — a foible, a failing, a venality, a flaw.
    Big Think, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Over and over, Colin takes stock of his own debasement.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Bitcoin has failed to respond to typical drivers like dollar weakness or geopolitical risk, unlike gold and silver which rallied to records as global tensions fueled fears about dollar debasement.
    Bloomberg, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The profligacy, for sure, with Everton contriving to surrender a 1-0 lead in the space of eight remarkable second-half minutes in which defender Jake O’Brien was also sent off.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Raising its own bar for college sports profligacy, the University of Texas’s athletic department reported spending $375.9 million in operating expenses in fiscal 2025—a $50 million jump over its previous, record-setting year.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • These atomic motions define heat dissipation, chemical reactions and material properties.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Experts question the feasibility and timeline, citing technological challenges including radiation-resistant chips, heat dissipation and communication obstacles.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • One night, Earnshaw goes out for his evening’s gambling and degeneracy and returns the next morning with a new resident for the household.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The shoot gives Henry a chance to argue with his uncle, who acknowledges that Henry’s recurrent depression is real — he’s previously been prescribed lithium — but has no patience for his nephew’s degeneracy.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • With chocolate on top of chocolate, this recipe offers double the decadence, but requires a bit more hands-on time.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Consumers also love the decadence and richness of the chocolate combined with the freshness and sweetness of the strawberries.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Disreputableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disreputableness. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.

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