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
  • Those messages were reprehensible and inconsistent with the mission, values, and policies of The Florida Bar.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
  • So while Murrill’s desire to deprive exonerees of money is terrible, Alexander said, her efforts to prevent them from having their names officially cleared are truly reprehensible.
    — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of reprehensible
Adjective
  • Winning contracts settle at $1, while losing contracts become worthless.
    — Melissa Lee,Paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
  • To make the present feel worthless and unwanted before its time is up.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of worthless
Adjective
  • Some have complained that Becerra is an unworthy, boring torchbearer for Latinos — not dynamic enough to meet a moment where many hoped for a firebrand.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In lieu of meaningful financial and intellectual compensation, any thinkers of such caliber today might understandably find arts criticism unworthy of their time and/or just share it to their Letterboxd for free.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 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 anyone felt police were needed, or that Nevada couldn’t continue to play in the league, is despicable.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The despicable Lindsay Clancy lawyer, using a repulsive alternative defense, shows the egregious chutzpah some shysters resort to to get a client off.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of despicable
Adjective
  • Those contemptible Clemson men even fell to the ne’er-do-wells from Auburn, Alabama.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of contemptible
Adjective
  • Yet Scudder, a progressive thirty-six-year-old real-estate analyst raised by lesbians on a purple-hull-pea farm in East Texas, assumed the post in 2025, and has been in a rush to reverse his party’s pitiful showings.
    — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Just 7% of Democrats approve, along with a pitiful 12% of independents.
    — Jon Keller, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of pitiful
Adjective
  • In some versions, she’s described as a morally deplorable witch taking part in the abuse of runaway slaves who was ultimately burned for her misdeeds and buried near the cemetery.
    — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • That work, her work, shined a light on the deplorable conditions experienced by the workers harvesting our food in California.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of deplorable
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“Illaudable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illaudable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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