undignified

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Recent Examples of undignified Not to mention that his character receives an especially undignified exit. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025 Some might say that the fate that awaited him, turning up on afternoon TV shows as a guest of the likes of Andy Williams, was a fate more undignified, but Stone’s refusal to give and die was the greatest revenge. Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025 This was part of the challenge that Frisch talked about—pride and dignity mattered, even when people’s circumstances and behavior happened to be undignified. Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025 Outraged that the jury had seemingly ignored damning video evidence, countless Angelenos—angry, frustrated, and desperate—stormed the streets in protest not merely against the verdict itself, but more broadly against poor, undignified social conditions. V.n. Trinh / Made By History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undignified
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undignified
Adjective
  • Altman changes his protagonist to a subsistence farmer who watches people have ever more frivolous jobs – less physical work, less concrete roles, more creative noodling and more flexibility.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Theater talk is some of the most frivolous talk, and it should be shouted from the rooftops.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • Dead Snow, though, bearing a poster that’s as good as the actual film, prides itself on its constant assault of goofy violence.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 June 2025
  • Despite the lack of bombast, The Alters tells a compelling and heartfelt narrative, with some goofier moments to break up the unrelenting drama.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 14 June 2025
Adjective
  • Jeff: This has been such a silly way to seed the in-season tournament.
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • The director relishes delivering more of the brutal horror sequences that were the first film’s hallmark, but unlike 28 Days Later’s tight, suffocating narrative, here the story is more sprawling — and a whole lot sillier.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • This is for sure: Acuna makes just $17 million per year despite everything, and Braves officials are beyond giddy.
    Terence Moore, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Pixar’s first feature is still the template for every great movie the studio has made since: earned emotions; ripping action sequences; dead-on insights into human nature; and lots of giddy, witty, silly laughs.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • Beyond the unseemly legislative maneuvering, the Harmon story to our minds underscores how Springfield’s past efforts at campaign finance have failed so miserably.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
  • To a certain extent, The Darjeeling Limited is an unseemly act of spiritual tourism, no better than Eat Pray Love or countless other films about privileged white Americans turning a foreign landscape into the site of their holistic transformation.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • Before then, an officer could only cite you for using your phone after you had been pulled over for another offense, such as speeding or an improper lane change.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
  • In 2023, auditors found A1’s Frederick County branch engaged in improper scheduling and monitoring.
    Glynis Kazanjian, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • The juvenile in Canada was charged with indecent communications, uttering threats, public mischief and mischief over $5,000.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Cowan was arrested in August 2011 and charged with Daniel’s murder, indecent treatment and interfering with a corpse, the report states.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025

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“Undignified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undignified. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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