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Recent Examples of undignified
Last weekend’s loss to the Tennessee Titans was comically undignified, but at least the other two came against good teams (San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks).
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
One gets the sense of a male playwright feeling uncomfortable about the possibility of making a female character look undignified — but Ibsen’s own satire gets us past that.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2025
But having to hold on to the subway wall for fear of getting pushed onto the tracks by a crazy person is undignified too.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
People have understood how undignified the dying process can be and are seeking to implement laws that have proved highly successful in other states and countries.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
One gets the sense of a male playwright feeling uncomfortable about the possibility of making a female character look undignified — but Ibsen’s own satire gets us past that.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2025
But having to hold on to the subway wall for fear of getting pushed onto the tracks by a crazy person is undignified too.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
People have understood how undignified the dying process can be and are seeking to implement laws that have proved highly successful in other states and countries.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undignified
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Backers of historic cuts in property taxes for Florida homeowners call those kinds of predictions alarmist and say a drop in tax revenue will force local governments to cut back on high salaries, excessive hiring and frivolous spending.—
Douglas Hanks
March 13,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Oscars were seen by Black audiences as frivolous, behind the times, and empty in the decades after, through 1996, when Reverend Jesse Jackson called for a protest of the Academy Awards, citing systemic racism at the institution’s core.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Plus, the movie is simply too goofy and good-natured for any of its feminist agitation to land.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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As inherently goofy as the practice is—imagine Andy Reid pacing the sidelines in full shoulder-pads-and-helmet regalia, or Mike Brown rocking shorts and a tank top at the Garden—baseball would be diminished in some small way if the managers decided to start wearing street clothes.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Just cultivating and just feeding that division and those just absolute silly fights.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The point is not to sell her business, not to get more followers, not to create a cult of her own; the point is looking at interpersonal dynamics, getting into conflicts, resuming those conflicts, and then sometimes doing silly things after drinking too much rosé.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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Online, giddy takes on Operation Epic Fury described it as a checkmate move against China, rather than a war of choice against Iran.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Hudson Williams also makes a cameo as one of the giddy skaters, a sweet nod to his actual friendship with Storrie (and, of course, a seemingly necessary offering to the feral studio audience).—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Hannah is not the first to bitterly criticize the show and accuse producers, especially executive producer Ryan Murphy, of profiting off the Kennedy family’s tragic past in an unseemly way.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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Traditionally, there is a bright line between journalism and activism; choosing to cross that line felt unseemly.—
Robert Moor,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Collectively, these offices have saved taxpayers millions of dollars by identifying improper spending, correcting internal controls and preventing future losses.—
Vaughn Stewart,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Mar. 2026
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Testing your soil pH is important because improper soil pH can hinder nutrient absorption.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Jahmel Raemone Kegler is being held without bond on charges of statutory rape of a child under 15 years of age and indecent liberties with a child, the Southern Pines Police Department reported in a March 5 news release.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2026
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Anything that would seem indecent to a policeman—a drawing of a big cock—[would get them in trouble].—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Undignified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undignified. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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