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

Axios first reported allegations in May about Edwards allegedly having behaved inappropriately toward his young female staff.

— Jeff Ballou, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Police in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, released surveillance video of a suspect accused of inappropriately touching a 12-year-old girl inside a Dollar Tree store Monday afternoon.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 5 Aug. 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

Your routine could feel unbearably repetitive, sparking fantasies of abandoning the whole thing.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
The eastern United States endured an unbearably hot early July that forced communities to cancel Independence Day celebrations and disrupted the country’s 250th anniversary.

— Michael Phillis, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

Definition of unbearably

Adverb

Unfortunately, decisions aren’t terribly effective today and according to Gartner 72% of executives say that bad decisions are as prevalent as good ones.

— Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Given that humans at OpenAI had decided to turn off some safeguards for the test, some have argued the outcome should not have been terribly surprising.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of terribly

Adverb

The green team’s struggles are already horribly familiar for Alonso this year, particularly as its first Honda engine has been largely off the pace of the leaders.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Past air shows have gone horribly wrong when military aviators have cut their margins too close.

— Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026