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
  • But there is an enormous difference between asking your allies to shoulder more responsibility and telling them that your promise to defend them might be worthless.
    — Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Mild unease gave way to statements about being worthless, unloved, and a failure.
    — Shae Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of worthless
Adjective
  • Some of those fans just believe the genre to be mostly musically unappealing or unworthy, but others also assume it to be made specifically by and for the MAGA set.
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Denigrating the relationship—deciding, for instance, that the rejecter was evil, dishonest, unworthy of your respect or time— devalues your own history, in effect consigning the whole relationship to the trash bin.
    — George Loewenstein, Vogue, 28 Sep. 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 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
  • In a humiliating ritual, the assistant manager was marched out the door, hauled downtown for an interrogation, and accused of a despicable crime.
    — Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 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
  • Just 7% of Democrats approve, along with a pitiful 12% of independents.
    — Jon Keller, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Herbert's six interceptions is only surpassed by Drake Maye's pitiful start to the season.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of pitiful
Adjective
  • Trump needs to rescind this deplorable action and move swiftly to implement the Lindsey Graham Act.
    — Joel R. Levin, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Our present condition is deplorable on account of a terrific burden of unemployment caused by overproduction.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of deplorable
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“Illaudable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illaudable. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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