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Recent Examples of opprobrious Honor is not, in Mr. Sommers’s view, without its opprobrious aspects, not least its association with violence. Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opprobrious
Adjective
  • Samuel Dunham, 12, said he was adopted from an abusive family.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 11 July 2025
  • The administration has cited a need to counter China’s abusive trade practices, but this is undermined by the 25 percent tariff on Japanese goods.
    The Editors, National Review, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • This being the 50th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's landmark shark horror film, much of the convention was devoted to celebrating Jaws' milestone — for better or for worse — in the representation of the notorious marine mammals.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 14 July 2025
  • Pilgrimages to battlefields, ancient ruins, or notorious prisons have existed for centuries.
    Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • And then, especially in the past several years, friends who stayed say: Honestly, this is kind of insulting—the way people keep talking about Lebanon from afar.
    Sahar Delijani July 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
  • The deliberate and insulting call-out immediately sent the wrestling world into a frenzy.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • But any extended skids that threaten to endanger a once-ironclad invitation to the playoffs — which have been expanded twice since 2008 — is going to conjure up memories of two of the most infamous late-season stumbles in baseball history.
    Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
  • Osbourne made a surprise cameo near the film’s end, helping Nicky defeat one of his villains — who is disguised as a bat — by biting off its head, an homage to one of the rock star's most infamous on-stage antics.
    Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 22 July 2025
Adjective
  • The film series' latest installment — Madea's Destination Wedding — premiered on Netflix on July 11 and has proven to be one of the franchise's most outrageous chapters yet.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 14 July 2025
  • Insult to injury, large change orders provided again without explanation to a firm with direct political connection to the city administration — outrageous!
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • Attorney General Pam Bondi fired an additional nine DOJ staffers who worked on criminal cases against President Trump last week.
    Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • This is the second of a three-part series on reports that Trump CIA Director John Ratcliffe has referred two Obama-era officials — John Brennan and James Comey, then directors of the CIA and FBI, respectively — for criminal investigation.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • Lawsuit alleges 'obscene' government overreach Longo's lawsuit, filed in Chemung County, New York, names the county, the city of Elmira and several DEC officers as defendants.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 July 2025
  • The court acknowledged that protecting minors from material that would be considered obscene from their perspective was a compelling government interest.
    Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • The former Oakland Raiders linebacker was Arnold Schwarzenegger’s shady military pal in Predator (1987) before landing his own macho action vehicle in Action Jackson (1988).
    Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 25 July 2025
  • According to the weather service, heat index values are calculated for shady conditions with light winds, but direct sun exposure can increase these values by up to 15 degrees.
    Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 24 July 2025

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“Opprobrious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opprobrious. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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