as in notorious
not respectable
shameful behavior by a bunch of drunken boors
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Recent Examples of shameful
But seeing backlash like this makes the natural act of breastfeeding feel uncomfortable—even shameful at times.
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 5 May 2025
Then this shameful chapter of American history will end.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
Barcelona outscored Chelsea 4-1 for a second time, bringing the aggregate score over the two matches to a shameful eight goals to two for the Blues.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
As part of his tightening grip on power, and his assault on 200-plus years of checks and balances, President Trump has bludgeoned some of the nation’s leading law firms into shameful submission, extracting hundreds of millions of dollars worth of free legal work for his pet causes.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 5 May 2025
Then this shameful chapter of American history will end.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
Barcelona outscored Chelsea 4-1 for a second time, bringing the aggregate score over the two matches to a shameful eight goals to two for the Blues.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
As part of his tightening grip on power, and his assault on 200-plus years of checks and balances, President Trump has bludgeoned some of the nation’s leading law firms into shameful submission, extracting hundreds of millions of dollars worth of free legal work for his pet causes.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shameful
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In July 2022, more than 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed in an explosion at the notorious camp at Olenivka, adding a desperate sense of urgency to the Ukrainian efforts to bring the rest of them home.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
16 May 2025
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The Lorraine Motel, before and after The 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made the Lorraine Motel in Memphis globally notorious.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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The most infamous was the CRASH (Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums) unit in the Rampart Division, assigned to the neighborhoods west of downtown L.A.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2025
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The serial killer was convicted of murdering at least 33 teen boys and young men in the 1970s His last words after sitting on death row for 14 years became infamous John Wayne Gacy, a.k.a.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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Gates has three ecosystems on her quarter-acre: a sunny front yard, a shady back plot and a small wetland garden on one side.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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With its rolling hills, shady live oaks, and thriving equestrian scene, Ocala already has bucolic appeal.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
14 May 2025
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Altering Medicaid in any way that decreases services, decreases funding to the states, or builds roadblocks to care is immoral and against Christian values.—
Dr. James W. Cox-Chapman,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
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Under him, juvenile justice is unjust, and the department has been spending in ways that are immoral and not proper accounting or spending of taxes.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
8 May 2025
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Ottawa County prosecutors are considering pursuing criminal charges against the shooter, a 20-year-old, Sparks told the outlets.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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MacLean’s criminal history is lengthy and spans multiple states.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
18 May 2025
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The mistreatment of vulnerable populations is disgraceful.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2025
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For America, its disgraceful 20-year intervention in Vietnam had come to a disgraceful end.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Shameful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shameful. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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