undignified

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Recent Examples of undignified 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 There’s something faintly undignified about a president of the United States being goaded by a minor Russian official into making nuclear threats on social media. Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 2 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 See All Example Sentences for undignified
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undignified
Adjective
  • Melania is shown engaging in less frivolous activities, including meeting with an Israeli woman who was taken hostage by Hamas and is now desperately trying to get her husband freed.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The startup says Applied’s lawsuit is frivolous and filed its own antitrust lawsuit against Applied Systems in Delaware’s Chancery Court in December.
    John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Sabrina Carpenter’s song about guys being goofy and Bad Bunny’s single about wishing to be more present in fleeting moments might’ve been more pertinent to a rough last year animated by masculine aggression.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The Broward County rapper serves a goofy mash-up of Haitian party music and regional drug rap.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Huw just waiting for him without involving the police or having really any plan whatsoever is just as silly.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Wain was joined by stars Ken Marino (who co-wrote the film), Zoey Deutch, John Slattery, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Sabrina Impacciatore, and Ben Wang to reminisce about making their unapologetically silly comedy.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • That’s why Adams wasn’t exactly giddy when the road-warrior Rams defeated the Carolina Panthers in the Wild Card round or the Chicago Bears in last weekend’s Divisional Round.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • There is regret for not having spent more time in Rwanda’s beautiful capital, a mounting excitement about entering its wildscapes, and the giddy anticipation for my first sighting of a mountain gorilla in its natural habitat.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • As unseemly as the revelations are, there isn’t much else the palace can do to sanction him, Prescott said.
    Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Putting them out in the open is a bit unseemly, and under-the-sink snooping is not something Miss Manners necessarily wants to encourage.
    Judith Martin, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Nanita also faces charges of improper disposal of a body, fraud and larceny.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
  • In addition to the speeding charge, Richardson was cited for following and flashing at vehicles too closely as well as making improper lane changes.
    Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Young has also been charged with voyeurism, possession of indecent images of children and possession of extreme images.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Voyeurism, possession of indecent images of children and possession of extreme images are among the other charges filed against Young.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026

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“Undignified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undignified. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.

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