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
With World War II moving into the realm of history, in the mid-1950s Jews were being depicted not as alien or disreputable immigrants but rather as members of a respected American religion, reflected in a middlebrow literary culture that reached a mainstream audience.
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Rachel Gordan, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2025
But Bertha can’t allow her daughter to run blindly into a disreputable match, knowing full well what will happen to a woman whose fantasy wedding ends in the cold reality of divorce.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
This 2003 film, from the notoriously disreputable German director Uwe Boll, contained practically no coherent ideas, and its primary motivation seemed to be to cram as many bare breasts, exploding corpses and nu-metal songs into one movie as the Motion Picture Association of America would allow.
—Calum Marsh, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Gordan, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2025
But Bertha can’t allow her daughter to run blindly into a disreputable match, knowing full well what will happen to a woman whose fantasy wedding ends in the cold reality of divorce.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
This 2003 film, from the notoriously disreputable German director Uwe Boll, contained practically no coherent ideas, and its primary motivation seemed to be to cram as many bare breasts, exploding corpses and nu-metal songs into one movie as the Motion Picture Association of America would allow.
—Calum Marsh, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disreputable
Adjective
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The rebels, apparently satisfied with their loot, paid no mind as the women got into the second car, joining one of the Assad regime’s most notorious henchmen.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Europe has faced criticism over its notorious red tape and fractured business environment; a report last year by a former head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, particularly raised alarm over the bloc’s competitiveness.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But for all the good times, Furmanovsky also captures the infamous tension between Liam and Noel that would lead to the band’s breakup in 2009.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Remember the infamous 2002 pre-World Cup showdown between Republic of Ireland soccer coach Mick McCarthy and captain Roy Keane?—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This shady ramble follows a beautiful stream to a gushing spring.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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With the story transposed to a tough sprawling prison in Marseille, one of France’s most multicultural cities, the protagonist is now a young African immigrant, serving time for drug smuggling, who is offered the protection of a powerful and shady French-Algerian businessman.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Soon, the deputy commissioner was asking me about narcissism and criminal thinking.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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That seems pretty criminal to me.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Unlike previous seasons, Dorothy never makes immoral choices.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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This is disgraceful and immoral.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Disreputable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disreputable. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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