REPREHENSIBLY Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

reprehensibly

adverb

Definition of reprehensibly

as in inappropriately

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Recent Examples of reprehensibly It has been called the most reprehensibly racist film in Hollywood history. — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026 Logan, who comes across as an even more fervent Barry Pepper, is the most convincing of the actors left to sell characters who say and do reprehensibly offensive things but turn out to be decent people. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprehensibly

Adverb

The company added several safety features designed with teens in mind after several lawsuits alleged its chatbots inappropriately interacted with underage users.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Small was accused of inappropriately touching a fellow staffer at an Albany bar following a June 16 staff event.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of inappropriately

Adverb

As detailed in the 2026 Clock Statement, the risks to civilization are intolerably high.

— Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
The data doesn’t show how many Texans were automatically re-enrolled — and who might unenroll if their premiums rose intolerably.

— Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026

Definition of intolerably

Adverb

Caleb Crawford was incarcerated in 2016 after indecently touching his cousin, a 12-year-old girl at the time.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026
Like in a bombing, a tsunami or earthquake also makes the private suddenly, almost indecently, public.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026

Definition of indecently

Adverb

Cybersecurity protects systems against unauthorized access and manipulation, while functional safety protects people, equipment and the environment when systems fail or behave incorrectly.

— Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Davis incorrectly assumed the agreement protected him from speaking publicly about Shakur’s murder.

— Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of incorrectly

Adverb

Her inconsistencies raised alarms for police, as the closed barn loft would have been unbearably hot that day to have visited voluntarily, per American Heritage.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
During the 2014 Gaza War, that lesson became unbearably personal.

— Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of unbearably

Adverb

Another issue is that AI detectors are still not terribly reliable, which Vara addresses in her piece, citing a number of studies to bolster the credentials of Pangram.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Probably nothing too terribly bad, especially since Denver has done it without much offensive consistency.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of terribly

Adverb

Nature created measles, modern science found the vaccine to stop it cold and end it forever and now horribly, Bobby Kennedy has brought it roaring back.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
One night, Cathy (Pugh) arrives at their doorstep, horribly beaten and seemingly unable to remember her past.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026