illaudable

adjective

Definition of illaudablenext
as in reprehensible

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for illaudable
  1. reprehensible
  2. worthless
  3. unworthy
  4. discreditable
  5. despicable
  6. contemptible
  7. pitiful
  8. deplorable
Adjective
  • In the last two weeks, two Illinois House Democrats have been exposed for allegedly misusing their offices, engaging in reprehensible conduct and abusing the public trust placed in them as state representatives.
    — Amy Elik, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • Our society is far from throwing off the notion that aging is unfortunate, if not reprehensible.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
Definition of reprehensible
Adjective
  • Indispensable software gets more expensive, while inefficient software becomes worthless.
    — George Wells, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • What otherwise might have been worthless bits of trash commanded the highest bids due to where the two items were 57 years ago—lifting off aboard NASA’s Apollo 11 spacecraft on humanity’s first mission to land astronauts on the Moon.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Definition of worthless
Adjective
  • Lestat is treated as unworthy of Akasha’s (Sheila Atim) blood and his choice to turn Louis is belittled by the table because Louis was a pimp.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • No pang of anxiety or frustration felt by the main characters is treated as too small or unworthy of viewers’ empathy.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
Definition of unworthy
Adjective
  • By the way, the search for waste, fraud and abuse — call it WFA — has a long and discreditable history.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Any review of these discreditable events requires recognition of an antidote to this foolishness.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2024
Definition of discreditable
Adjective
  • The fact that Van Hollen publicly and enthusiastically supported Graham Platner, despite all of his despicable activity, is an embarrassment to the entire state of Maryland.
    — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2026
  • Plus, Palmer is a horrible person — in this case, the victim is much more despicable than the thieves.
    — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026
Definition of despicable
Adjective
  • The scandal rocked the Cry Babies, prompting some to give the singer a new nickname, Felony Martinez, while inciting the majority to pile in against Timothy and dismiss her story as contemptible lies.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 13 July 2026
  • Most people in the anglosphere don’t follow this region, and those who do get their opinions from a small number of people with a contemptible worldview.
    — Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of contemptible
Adjective
  • Completing the hat trick in pitiful style, Taking on the World was shot on a shoestring budget, helmed by the man behind Highlander III, and forced to rely on stock footage of real-life footballers.
    — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • Given the national team’s pitiful demise at the Oval, with New Zealand completing victory on the fifth morning, Ben Stokes’ revival in absentia feels like the only consolation from a miserable week.
    — Hector Vickers, New York Times, 21 June 2026
Definition of pitiful
Adjective
  • His game didn't look deplorable in the Scottish Open, just a matter of not hitting it terribly close and not making many putts and then moving on.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • The malnourished children were found living in deplorable conditions in a 12-by-12-foot room.
    — WSYX Staff, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026
Definition of deplorable
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“Illaudable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illaudable. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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