REPREHENSIBLE Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

reprehensible

adjective

ˌre-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl

Definition of reprehensible

as in guilty

deserving reproach or blame a reprehensible tyrant, who oppressed his country for decades, has finally been brought to justice

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as in offensive

provoking or likely to provoke protest your behavior towards the other team was truly reprehensible, so you're being suspended from the next three games

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Recent Examples of reprehensible His poor display of unsportsmanlike conduct was reprehensible. — Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026 Prisons are filled with the faithful and the daily news reports are overflowing with reprehensible, criminal, degenerate theists. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026 Releasing an old video, which conveniently omits context, on their son’s birthday is a reprehensible attempt to distract from his own behavior. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026 In the way that Kleenex has become interchangeable with tissue, McCarthyism, for many, is an eponym for the unjust, reprehensible use of political power. — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reprehensible

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprehensible

Adjective

Under Arkansas law, anyone selling alcohol on a Sunday without a permit can be found guilty of a violation fined up to $250.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
The man who allegedly stabbed two people on New York's Upper West Side pleaded not guilty to hate crime charges Tuesday.

— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of guilty

Adjective

Extreme cold made the O-rings fail, but NASA’s culture was just as blameworthy and needed a retrofit more urgently than any piece of shuttle hardware.

— Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2026
As the shutdown goes on, moreover, the polling on which side is more to blame seems to be gradually shifting toward Democrats as the more blameworthy side.

— Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

Definition of blameworthy

Adjective

That’s an unacceptable delay for units in active combat operations.

— Nir Goldstein, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
The algorithm is designed to prevent planners from choosing a technically suitable location that may be unacceptable to the people living or working nearby.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of unacceptable

Adjective

Roughly two dozen countries have statutes that classify maternal infanticide as less culpable than ordinary murder; the United States recognizes no such distinction, forcing cases like Clancy’s into the contentious framework of the insanity defense.

— Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
The investigation also found the Clippers culpable in facilitating additional deals for Leonard to gain income from Boingo Wireless, Daktronics and Lockton.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of culpable

Adjective

Whether the actor is improvising or sticking closely to the script by Miles Hubley and Tommy White, Wilson’s talent and experience maintain the charm of a character who practically talks nonstop but in other hands could simply be obnoxious.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Something specific that’s not too obnoxious and out of the box.

— The Editors, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of obnoxious

Adjective

Jurors also have the option to find Clancy guilty of the lesser offenses of second-degree murder, which is punishable by a life sentence with the possibility of parole, or manslaughter, which carries a 20-year maximum sentence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
He is charged with official misconduct in the first degree, which is punishable by up to 12 months behind bars, if convicted, and unlawful access to a computer in the fourth degree, which carries a maximum sentence of 90 days.

— Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of punishable

Adjective

There was a lot of work on the medical cases to make the investigations complex and realistic, but there was also an entry point built around a strong, funny, unpleasant character, completely at odds with her return to her roots.

— Roberto Prieto, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Are those seats empty for a neutral reason or an unpleasant reason?

— Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026