1
as in guilty
deserving reproach or blame
a reprehensible tyrant, who oppressed his country for decades, has finally been brought to justice
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as in offensive
provoking or likely to provoke protest
your behavior towards the other team was truly reprehensible, so you're being suspended from the next three games
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Recent Examples of reprehensible
But if there has been any harm caused to Oscar Jenkins, that is absolutely reprehensible.
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Eric Cheung, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
The childhood friend opined that Sean’s alleged reprehensible actions could also be linked to his youth.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Mangione’s alleged crime, while feeling reprehensible, resonated with a portion of the public who share his frustration with the inequities in the healthcare system.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
By scratching beneath the surface to uncover these positive attributes, spies are able to forge connections with even the most seemingly reprehensible individuals.
—Jeremy Hurewitz, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
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Eric Cheung, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
The childhood friend opined that Sean’s alleged reprehensible actions could also be linked to his youth.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Mangione’s alleged crime, while feeling reprehensible, resonated with a portion of the public who share his frustration with the inequities in the healthcare system.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
By scratching beneath the surface to uncover these positive attributes, spies are able to forge connections with even the most seemingly reprehensible individuals.
—Jeremy Hurewitz, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for reprehensible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprehensible
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Timothy Martin, a member of the environmental activist coalition Declare Emergency, was on April 8 found guilty by a federal jury of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States and of injury to a National Gallery of Art exhibit, the Department of Justice reports.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
9 Apr. 2025
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This person is still innocent until proven guilty, but the show does a good job of depicting them as guilty.—
Taylor Kate Brown,
ProPublica,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This offseason’s attrition is glaring on both the offensive and defensive lines, the latter of which Shanahan hopes to fortify with some of the 49ers’ 11 draft picks.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Specifically, Schottenheimer is looking at the offensive and defensive lines as areas where competition will be rampant heading into the season.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2025
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But Miss Manners acknowledges that there is also the less blameworthy impulse to offer comfort — not just sympathy — when there is no real comfort to be offered.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2025
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But Miss Manners acknowledges that there is also the less blameworthy impulse to offer comfort — not just sympathy — when there is no real comfort to be offered.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Defense stocks were once considered socially unacceptable investments, but fund managers are slowly changing tack as the sector has rallied in recent years.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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Forcing Americans and small independent American companies to rely on those same tools is an unacceptable outcome of domestic legislation.—
Emma Woollacott,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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While research in that realm is in its infancy, some experts hypothesize that environmental factors influenced by climate change could be culpable in the uptick in kidney stone cases among children.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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The film doesn’t ask about the decision-making behind this outcome, but a consistent theme emerges relating to the question of who is culpable.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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True, Lochlan, the sweetest or in any case the least obnoxious Ratliff, survives.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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This makes the game more tactical and prevents obnoxious third-partying from teams that come swooping down from the air.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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As horrible, unpleasant, miserable this work was, people had the most wonderful spirit.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Euphemisms are designed to obfuscate unpleasant truths.—
Zachariah Mampilly,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Apr. 2025
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Now, as his reckless tariffs rattle markets and the stock market tumbles, the real cost of his policies is coming into view.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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This reckless governance has fueled a housing affordability crisis.—
Chris Miller,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Reprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprehensible. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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