opprobrious

1 marked by harsh insulting language an opprobrious attack on the alleged corruption in the police department Synonyms of opprobrious contumelious, invective, abusive, scurrile (or scurril), scurrilous, truculent, vitriolic, vituperative, vituperatoryWords Related to opprobrious affronting, insulting, offending, offensive, outrageous, outraging; coarse, crude, dirty, filthy, foul, foulmouthed, gross, indecent, nasty, obscene, potty-mouthed, vulgar; contemptuous, disdainful, scornful; defamatory, libelous (or libellous), scandalous, slanderous; maligning, traducing, vilifying; hateful, malevolent, malicious, spiteful; immoderate, intemperate, unbridled, unrestrainedNear Antonyms of opprobrious moderate, temperate; deferential, respectful; civil, courteous, gracious, mannerly, polite; discreet, judicious, tempered; encomiastic, laudative, laudatory, praiseful

2 not respectable contends that visiting a brothel is the sort of opprobrious conduct for which a public official should be censured Synonyms of opprobrious discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, ignominious, infamous, louche, notorious, disreputable, shady, shameful, shoddy, shy, unrespectableWords Related to opprobrious bad, criminal, immoral, seamy, sordid, unethical, unsavory, wicked; base, contemptible, despicable, detestable, dirty, low, mean, miserable, vile, wretched; black, evil, iniquitous, nefarious, rotten, sinful, unrighteous, vicious, villainous, wrong; blamable, blameworthy, censurable, inglorious, reprehensible; corrupt, debased, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissolute, gamy (or gamey), libertine, loose, perverted, reprobateNear Antonyms of opprobrious decent, ethical, good, honest, just, moral, noble, principled, righteous, upright, upstanding; esteemed, prestigious, reputed, respected; authorized, legal, licensed, permissible, permitted; approved, endorsed (also indorsed), sanctioned; clean, correct, decorous, exemplary, proper, seemly; blameless, commendable, creditable, guiltlessAntonyms of opprobrious honorable, reputable, respectable