Synonyms of reprobates

reprobates 1 of 2

noun

plural of reprobate

as in villains

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

a program for rehabilitating hard-core reprobates and turning them into hard-working, law-abiding citizens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• villains
• brutes
• criminals
• offenders
• savages
• devils
• monsters
• scoundrels
• wretches
• miscreants
• rascals
• beasts
• thugs
• bandits
• rogues
• scalawags
• gangsters
• knaves
• assassins
• no-goods
• scamps
• nazis
• losers
• varlets
• evildoers
• rapscallions
• baddies
• crooks
• fiends
• heavies
• hounds
• perpetrators
• meanies
• sinners
• scapegraces
• blackguards
• trespassers
• felons
• lawbreakers
• snakes
• transgressors
• caitiffs
• convicts
• outlaws
• wrongdoers
• culprits
• vipers
• desperadoes
• ruffians
• malefactors
• racketeers
• serpents
• hoodlums
• jailbirds
• hooligans
• perps
• cads
• heels
• cutthroats
• rowdies
• lowlifes
• villainesses
• toughs
• cons
• goons
• roughs
• stinkers
• gunmen
• bravos
• trash
• ne'er-do-wells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saints
• angels
• heroes
• innocents

reprobates

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of reprobate

1

as in rejects

to be unwilling to grant

the board will most likely reprobate the request for parole

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rejects
• denies
• refuses
• declines
• disapproves
• disallows
• withholds
• negatives
• forbids
• vetoes
• proscribes
• enjoins
• bans
• keeps
• prohibits
• repels
• checks
• nixes
• curbs
• rebuffs
• restrains
• restricts
• spurns
• constrains
• represses
• hinders
• holds
• balks (at)
• obstructs
• impedes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permits
• grants
• lets
• allows
• provides
• supplies
• furnishes
• affords
• concedes
• gives
• agrees (to)
• licenses
• consents (to)
• authorizes
• commissions
• accedes (to)
• assents (to)
• warrants
• acquiesces
• sanctions
• OKs
• vouchsafes
• accords

2

as in refuses

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

without hesitation she reprobated such an indecent idea

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rejects
• refuses
• declines
• passes
• denies
• turns down
• disputes
• disapproves
• ignores
• vetoes
• repudiates
• balks (at)
• throws over
• avoids
• deselects
• spurns
• dismisses
• withdraws
• throws out
• forbids
• scouts
• negatives
• passes up
• forbears
• nixes
• shoots down
• scorns
• proscribes
• rebuffs
• disdains
• blows off
• overrules
• gainsays
• turns one's back on
• prohibits
• disavows
• renounces
• abjures
• disagrees (with)
• disowns
• sticks
• detours
• recants
• unsays
• retracts
• recalls
• refutes
• refrains (from)
• forswears
• controverts
• contradicts
• backs down
• abstains (from)
• bypasses
• takes back
• reneges
• revokes
• backs off
• disproves
• disallows
• disclaims
• negates
• backtracks
• rebuts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agrees (to)
• accepts
• approves
• swallows
• tolerates
• adopts
• condones
• receives
• countenances
• embraces
• welcomes
• takes
• agrees
• chooses
• consents
• acquiesces
• assents
• selects
• supports
• espouses
• accedes
• handpicks

3

as in denounces

to declare to be morally wrong or evil

spent much of her talk reprobating the callous indifference of a materialistic society to the suffering of people in the third world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denounces
• condemns
• criticizes
• blames
• attacks
• censures
• decries
• damns
• convicts
• anathematizes
• faults
• reprehends
• execrates
• sentences
• excommunicates
• pans
• hates
• disparages
• rakes
• deprecates
• dooms
• upbraids
• ostracizes
• scolds
• admonishes
• belittles
• knocks
• abominates
• chastises
• blasts
• detests
• rebukes
• slams
• dispraises
• chides
• berates
• reprimands
• loathes
• abhors
• reviles
• castigates
• blacklists
• reproves
• vituperates
• reproaches
• curses
• disses
• imprecates
• lambastes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approves
• endorses
• sanctions
• praises
• blesses
• exalts
• glorifies
• lauds
• commends
• salutes
• hails
• applauds
• extols
• sanctifies
• eulogizes
• touts
• honors
• consecrates
• acclaims
• reveres
• hallows
• venerates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reprobates

Noun

Unlike Vegas with its cast of reprobates and wackos, this joint is classy and clean and just a wee bit indulgent. — David Weiss, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025

They’re typically retired, sitting on pensions and 401(k)s, and may be naive to the techniques favored by con artists and reprobates who run riot on the internet. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Sep. 2025