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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
  • Heartbreaking to hear her talk about needing an escape from her abusive husband.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Among them was a mom of three trying to work up the courage to leave her abusive partner.
    Essence, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This chilling series unravels one of the most notorious unsolved crimes of our era, now taking a turn as a major suspect heads to trial.
    Giana Levy, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
  • John Drea plays one of the most notorious killers in American history, Charles Manson.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • To educate all of them in similar ways is insulting, and silly.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Perkins said the drink bore the insulting message.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Rosie O'Donnell has alleged that her iconic, show-stopping, infamous on-air fight with The View cohost Elisabeth Hasselbeck was an inside job.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Quest for the Devil Fruit – Dodge infamous villains and escape the marines in a high-stakes race to reach a mysterious Devil Fruit ahead of the Straw Hats.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • That would mean the government has done something, or multiple things, so outrageous as to violate Comey's due process rights under the Constitution.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Actress sounds alarm on 'outrageous' support for Hamas, two years since Oct 7 massacre.
    , FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Soon, the deputy commissioner was asking me about narcissism and criminal thinking.
    Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
  • That seems pretty criminal to me.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This culture is incredibly cruel, and things have gotten really obscene.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In 2009, former Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams was fined $250,000 for making an obscene gesture toward a Buffalo Bills fan.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This shady ramble follows a beautiful stream to a gushing spring.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • With the story transposed to a tough sprawling prison in Marseille, one of France’s most multicultural cities, the protagonist is now a young African immigrant, serving time for drug smuggling, who is offered the protection of a powerful and shady French-Algerian businessman.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Opprobrious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opprobrious. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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