Synonyms of opprobrious

opprobrious

adjective

1

as in abusive

marked by harsh insulting language

an opprobrious attack on the alleged corruption in the police department

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abusive
• insulting
• outrageous
• obscene
• offensive
• vituperative
• contumelious
• vitriolic
• malicious
• invective
• scurrilous
• truculent
• outraging
• nasty
• vituperatory
• hateful
• vulgar
• filthy
• dirty
• offending
• indecent
• contemptuous
• libellous
• scurrile
• scurril
• scandalous
• libelous
• crude
• foul
• coarse
• scornful
• gross
• disdainful
• defamatory
• affronting
• spiteful
• slanderous
• foulmouthed
• malevolent
• potty-mouthed
• intemperate
• immoderate
• unbridled
• unrestrained
• maligning
• traducing
• vilifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• moderate
• civil
• deferential
• temperate
• respectful
• polite
• courteous
• gracious
• judicious
• discreet
• tempered
• laudatory
• mannerly
• encomiastic
• praiseful
• laudative

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• moderate
• civil
• deferential
• temperate
• respectful
• polite
• courteous
• gracious
• judicious
• discreet
• tempered
• laudatory
• mannerly
• encomiastic
• praiseful
• laudative

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2

as in notorious

not respectable

contends that visiting a brothel is the sort of opprobrious conduct for which a public official should be censured

Synonyms & Similar Words

• notorious
• infamous
• criminal
• shady
• immoral
• disgraceful
• dishonorable
• discreditable
• shameful
• disreputable
• ignominious
• bad
• shoddy
• vile
• unrespectable
• shy
• wicked
• louche
• vicious
• low
• corrupt
• dirty
• unsavory
• contemptible
• despicable
• sordid
• evil
• detestable
• unethical
• seamy
• villainous
• miserable
• sinful
• iniquitous
• unrighteous
• wrong
• nefarious
• wretched
• censurable
• reprehensible
• rotten
• inglorious
• base
• mean
• depraved
• blameworthy
• perverted
• dissolute
• debased
• degenerate
• gamy
• libertine
• debauched
• reprobate
• blamable
• loose
• gamey

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• honorable
• noble
• moral
• respectable
• righteous
• good
• ethical
• decent
• honest
• legal
• reputable
• upright
• principled
• esteemed
• prestigious
• permitted
• respected
• just
• permissible
• proper
• authorized
• correct
• reputed
• licensed
• endorsed
• approved
• exemplary
• decorous
• clean
• upstanding
• creditable
• blameless
• sanctioned
• commendable
• seemly
• guiltless
• indorsed

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• honorable
• noble
• moral
• respectable
• righteous
• good
• ethical
• decent
• honest
• legal
• reputable
• upright
• principled
• esteemed
• prestigious
• permitted
• respected
• just
• permissible
• proper
• authorized
• correct
• reputed
• licensed
• endorsed
• approved
• exemplary
• decorous
• clean
• upstanding
• creditable
• blameless
• sanctioned
• commendable
• seemly
• guiltless
• indorsed

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