DISREPUTABLENESS Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

disreputableness

noun

as in disgracefulness

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Noun

There could be IoT solution or sensor degradation, connectivity issues and hallucinations because of poor update procedures and more.

— Punnam Raju Manthena, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
However, its natural habitat is at risk of degradation because of human activities such as aquaculture, conversion of forest and wetlands into farmlands, and infrastructure development.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of degradation

Noun

The lucrative example paved the way for more than two decades of musical theater shamelessness.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
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

Definition of shamelessness

Noun

The same amount of venality and virtue exists today as did back then, and so human nature just doesn’t change.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 July 2026
The once-vaunted values of public life are now reduced to the lower standards of private life—venality, vulgarity, rudeness, incontinence, and ignorance.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Definition of venality

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As a tail-risk hedge — specifically against financial system stress, currency debasement, and geopolitical crisis — gold's track record is stronger and more consistent.

— Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Bitcoin offers growth potential tied to adoption Like gold, Bitcoin is often viewed as a hedge against currency debasement because its supply is limited.

— Sharon Wu, USA Today, 2 June 2026

Definition of debasement

Noun

Davinson Sanchez — Colombia/Galatasaray (-5) Sanchez helped keep out a relatively limited Swiss attack to ensure that Colombia made it to penalties despite their profligacy in front of goal.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Such profligacy slows real income growth, deters hiring, discourages innovation and drives up interest rates.

— Editorial, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026

Definition of profligacy

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That's increasingly difficult as chips become smaller and new solutions are needed to address signal integrity, power delivery, and heat dissipation.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
Better quantum simulations Mingjian Zhu, a graduate student in physics and astronomy at Rice, revealed the system enables independent control over a thermal environment’s temperature and dissipation rate.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

Definition of dissipation

Noun

Speaking to the Freedom Fighters club in Arlington July 1, Hall said moral degeneracy, discipline issues and low literacy rates are products of removing the Bible from classrooms.

— Rachel Royster. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
The team found that a near-infrared resolving power of at least 40 is the minimum needed to break that degeneracy.

— Paul Sutter, Space.com, 10 June 2026

Definition of degeneracy

Noun

Wrapped in a rich, swirling burl wood veneer with a high-gloss finish accented with bold, oversized circular brass pulls, its vibe is very disco-era decadence.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026
The trailer suggests that she’s been swept up in Hollywood’s decadence, led astray following her breakthrough role.

— Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2026

Definition of decadence

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