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 characters in Thunderbolts* (asterisk theirs) are all minor foes and disreputable allies who’ve turned up over the last few years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025
Even in an industry with a disreputable history, the deals raised alarm among veteran executives.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Of course being an Agatha Christie yarn set in England 1936, that disreputable unfinished business between the former sweethearts is followed by a violent death.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
In an interview with NBC News, Duckworth said young service members are targeted by bad actors, such as payday lenders and disreputable car dealers, particularly because military members' wages can be garnished.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025
Even in an industry with a disreputable history, the deals raised alarm among veteran executives.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Of course being an Agatha Christie yarn set in England 1936, that disreputable unfinished business between the former sweethearts is followed by a violent death.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
In an interview with NBC News, Duckworth said young service members are targeted by bad actors, such as payday lenders and disreputable car dealers, particularly because military members' wages can be garnished.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disreputable
Adjective
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The French are notorious for mixing modern and retro pieces with traditional antiques.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
19 Aug. 2025
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The only problem was that Brian failed to mention the addition of a sixth band member to his father, Murry, a notorious tyrant who served as the group’s manager.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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During that infamous July 5 storm, one of his time-lapses went viral, the kind of cinematic footage that hinted at where his storm-chasing career was headed.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Palencia is about as subtle as Chicago’s infamous Polar Bear plunge into Lake Michigan.—
Phil Rogers,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In the South, cool-season grasses are often grown in shady areas of the landscape or seeded over Bermuda grass for winter color.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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These shady characters are only part of a long list of ne’er-do-wells.—
Norman B. Gildin,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The lawsuit and criminal case have now both ostensibly been resolved.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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The group is headed by Dominique Alexander, a stalwart Black Lives Matter and defund the police activist with a prior criminal history.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This country already has very limited ability to stop the Republicans’ attempt to end democracy in the United States mostly due to their immoral actions on the Supreme Court nominations of Obama and Biden.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Aug. 2025
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Rudy flames out on his first day, though, and ends up working for a shady lawyer named Bruiser (Lana Parrilla) and her gleefully immoral paralegal Deck (P.J. Byrne).—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Disreputable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disreputable. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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