as in notorious
not respectable
shameful behavior by a bunch of drunken boors
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Recent Examples of shameful
Such conduct is shameful, unlawful, and will not be tolerated.
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Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Such conduct is shameful, unlawful, and will not be tolerated.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
There was nothing awkward or shameful about it.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Just cowardly, shameful, dishonest people.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 2026
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Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Such conduct is shameful, unlawful, and will not be tolerated.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
There was nothing awkward or shameful about it.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Just cowardly, shameful, dishonest people.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shameful
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Published by Tor Nightfire in February 2023, the book centers on Eric Ross, a single father struggling to provide for his two daughters, who accepts a job documenting paranormal activity within a notorious Texas residence.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2026
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Once notorious for high crime rates, the city has seen violent crime drop to low or zero levels in recent years.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Clinton wanted to officially apologize for the Tuskegee Study, an infamous federal project that withheld medical treatment from Black men in Alabama with syphilis for 40 years beginning in 1932.—
Tamar Hallerman,
AJC.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The guys are great, the sentiment is great, and it's all anchored by Stone as the dude on the couch who initiates the now-infamous phone call.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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In a world where most sports have a shady underbelly and the fixes often are in one way or another, no one is ever going to tell you that boxing of all competitions is an avarice or sticky-fingers-free zone.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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When Leo breaks his leg and Pia is allowed into the wider world to take over his shady delivery business, Pia begins to ask questions about her family’s past and the secrets her father may be hiding.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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The long-term damage that an unqualified, incompetent, compromised or immoral — but superpowered — mayor can inflict on the city is too great.—
Steven Falk,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Tourism dollars flowed in, even if the prettified Southern history being sold ignored the immoral plague that built its riches in the first place.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The only requirements for the position are lived experience as a parent or child in the child welfare system, having had their welfare case closed for one year, and not having any criminal system involvement for two years.—
Raynee Howell,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Feb. 2026
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The ongoing release of the Epstein files haven’t necessarily revealed any new elements of criminal wrongdoing in the media class.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Not only that, the cruel Lady Penwood denigrated Sophie's mother as a disgraceful woman who died with no money, title or security for her daughter.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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The obvious racial profiling happening to our community is disgraceful.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Shameful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shameful. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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