REPREHENSIBLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for REPREHENSIBLE?

Need another word that means the same as “reprehensible”? Find 31 synonyms and 30 related words for “reprehensible” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Reprehensible” are: condemnable, criminal, deplorable, vicious, disgraceful, discreditable, disreputable, despicable, blameworthy, culpable, wrong, bad, shameful, dishonourable, ignoble, erring, errant, objectionable, odious, opprobrious, repugnant, inexcusable, unpardonable, unforgivable, insufferable, indefensible, unjustifiable, regrettable, unacceptable, unworthy, remiss

Reprehensible as an Adjective

Definitions of "Reprehensible" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “reprehensible” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Deserving censure or condemnation.
• Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure.

Synonyms of "Reprehensible" as an adjective (31 Words)

bad	Feeling physical discomfort or pain tough is occasionally used colloquially for bad. A bad earthquake.
blameworthy	Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious. Blameworthy if not criminal behavior.
condemnable	Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure.
criminal	Guilty of crime or serious offense. A criminal offence.
culpable	Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious. Mercy killings are less culpable than ordinary murders.
deplorable	Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure. A deplorable act of violence.
despicable	Morally reprehensible. Would do something as despicable as murder.
discreditable	Tending to bring harm to a reputation. His marks were not at all discreditable.
disgraceful	Shockingly unacceptable. A disgraceful waste of money.
dishonourable	Lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor. His crimes are petty and dishonourable.
disreputable	Not considered to be respectable in character or appearance. He was heavy grubby and vaguely disreputable.
errant	Straying from the right course or from accepted standards. An errant breeze.
erring	Having failed to adhere to the proper or accepted standards; having done wrong. The strictest possible action should be taken against the erring officials.
ignoble	Completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose. Ignoble feelings of intense jealousy.
indefensible	Not able to be protected against attack. The towns were tactically indefensible.
inexcusable	Without excuse or justification. Matt s behaviour was inexcusable.
insufferable	Too extreme to bear. The heat would be insufferable by July.
objectionable	Arousing distaste or opposition; unpleasant or offensive. Found the politician s views objectionable.
odious	Unequivocally detestable. Odious hypocrisy.
opprobrious	Deserving or bringing disgrace or shame- Rachel Carson. An opprobrious monument to human greed.
regrettable	(of conduct or an event) giving rise to regret; undesirable; unwelcome. Regrettable remarks.
remiss	Failing in what duty requires. Remiss of you not to pay your bills.
repugnant	In conflict or incompatible with. Cannibalism seems repugnant to us.
shameful	Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation- Thackeray. A shameful accusation.
unacceptable	Used of persons or their behavior. An unacceptable violation of personal freedom.
unforgivable	Not excusable. Losing your temper with him was unforgivable.
unjustifiable	Not able to be shown to be right or reasonable. An unjustifiable restriction on their freedom.
unpardonable	Not admitting of pardon. An unpardonable sin.
unworthy	Not deserving respect or attention. Many pieces are unworthy and ungrammatical.
vicious	(of language or a line of reasoning) imperfect; defective. A vicious assault.
wrong	Used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward. The wrong way to shuck clams.

Usage Examples of "Reprehensible" as an adjective

• Adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife.
• His complacency and reprehensible laxity.

Associations of "Reprehensible" (30 Words)

abject	Showing utter resignation or hopelessness. Abject surrender.
absentminded	Lost in thought; showing preoccupation. An absentminded professor.
contemptible	Deserving of contempt or scorn. A display of contemptible cowardice.
culpable	Deserving blame. Mercy killings are less culpable than ordinary murders.
degraded	Lowered in value. Deplorably dissipated and degraded.
degrading	Causing a loss of self-respect; humiliating. The vicious and degrading cult of violence.
deplorable	Deserving strong condemnation; completely unacceptable. My finances were in a deplorable state.
despicable	Deserving hatred and contempt. Would do something as despicable as murder.
disgraced	Having fallen from favour or a position of power or honour; discredited. The disgraced city financier.
disgraceful	Shockingly unacceptable. It is disgraceful that they should be denied unemployment benefits.
dishonorable	Lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor. Dishonorable in thought and deed.
distrait	Having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety. He seemed oddly distrait.
forgetful	Apt or likely not to remember. I m a bit forgetful these days.
humiliating	Causing awareness of your shortcomings. A humiliating defeat.
ignoble	Of humble origin or social status. Something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude.
ignominy	Public shame or disgrace. Suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison.
inattentive	Showing a lack of attention or care. An inattentive babysitter.
inglorious	Deserving or bringing disgrace or shame- Rachel Carson. Inglorious though the peasants may have been this is not synonymous with mute.
lax	Of a speech sound especially a vowel pronounced with the vocal muscles relaxed. Lax in attending classes.
miserable	Contemptible (used as a term of abuse or for emphasis. Horribly wet and miserable conditions.
neglectful	Failing in what duty requires. Neglectful of his duties.
oblivious	Not aware of or concerned about what is happening around one. She became absorbed oblivious to the passage of time.
opprobrious	(of language) expressing scorn or criticism. An opprobrious monument to human greed.
regardless	Without due thought or consideration. He carried on regardless of the difficulties.
remiss	Failing in what duty requires. Remiss of you not to pay your bills.
shameful	Worthy of or causing shame or disgrace. A shameful display of cowardice.
shoddy	Cheap and shoddy Judith Crist. Shoddy business practices.
unmindful	Not mindful or attentive. While thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled.
unsung	Not famous or acclaimed. Harvey is one of the unsung heroes of the industrial revolution.
wretched	Morally reprehensible. The wretched conditions of the slums.