execrable

adjective

ˈek-si-krə-bəl How to pronounce execrable (audio)
Definition of execrablenext
1
as in terrible
extremely unsatisfactory her execrable singing finally brought a complaint from the neighbors

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2
as in poor
of low quality another souvenir shop selling execrable knickknacks manufactured in some foreign sweatshop

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3
as in vile
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency a sordid murder case that was covered with execrable excess by the newspaper tabloids and cable news outlets

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Recent Examples of execrable Not an easy question to respond to for anyone who has to answer for a sibling’s execrable behavior! — Geoffrey Greif, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2026 Put what Congress never approved up for a vote instead of using an execrable tax as revenge against an execrable tax. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 Down starred as Michael Alexander, a clueless, Hermès-tie-flipping banker with a side gig making execrable hip-hop music. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025 New York, despite winning by 10, shot just 14-of-52 on shots outside the paint, including an execrable 3 of 23 on above-the-break 3s. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for execrable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for execrable
  1. terrible
  2. poor
  3. vile
  4. horrible
  5. cheap
  6. nasty
  7. awful
  8. inferior
Adjective
  • With all the terrible news of layoffs and that the games industry is in a dire state, some people online have said a crash is the only way to fix things.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • With Te Fiti gone, a terrible darkness began slowly taking hold of the islands and their surrounding waters.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
Definition of terrible
Adjective
  • Overflowing poor drainage areas in urban areas of northwest Hickory and in the Northlakes area of Caldwell County.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
  • There was a lot of poor decision-making with this match, on and off the pitch.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of poor
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  • Frazier eagerly reposted a vile lie claiming Israelis drop bombs disguised as toys to murder children—originally posted by a UK activist facing terror charges for backing Hamas.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • The congressmen and senators who support this provision should be voted out of office because Section 224 is so vile.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2026
Definition of vile
Adjective
  • And obviously, slavery was a terrible thing, and that was horrible.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • Horton, who married Rickman in 2012 in a private ceremony after more than 40 years together, also told the outlet that the diagnosis had been a horrible shock to them both.
    — Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
Definition of horrible
Adjective
  • Microchips are relatively cheap and are required for every pet in Los Angeles County over 4 months old.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Prove Your Claims With Evidence In a market flooded with AI capabilities, claims are cheap, and every launch sounds the same.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of cheap
Adjective
  • The prettiest man in football landed a nasty elbow to Ireland’s Dara O’ Shea and was justifiably handed a red card.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
  • One is the true story of a white, nasty gentleman who had more power than anybody in the United States for longer, and the other is a love story between two gay people at a time when that had to be way, way, way down low.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026
Definition of nasty
Adjective
  • One year Pippa Middleton faced the awful shame of having to sit in a normal seat after showing up late.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Sugar is at the forensic lab with the corpse of a man who looks an awful lot like Ji Moon but isn’t Ji Moon (courtesy of Shea Whigham as Tom Flybjerg).
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 27 June 2026
Definition of awful
Adjective
  • Over the last 15 years, employees have increasingly sued large employers over unnecessarily high fees or inferior investment options.
    — Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 8 July 2026
  • The results have invariably been uglier, longer, inferior versions of films people already know and love, which provide a cheap rush of nostalgia but don’t offer any surprises or challenges.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026
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