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单词 unrespectable
释义

unrespectable

adjective

un·​re·​spect·​able ˌən-ri-ˈspek-tə-bəl How to pronounce unrespectable (audio)
: not worthy of or inspiring respect : not respectable
… obviously was not the kind of woman who needed a room for unrespectable reasons. Doris Lessing

Synonyms

  • discreditable
  • disgraceful
  • dishonorable
  • disreputable
  • ignominious
  • infamous
  • louche
  • notorious
  • opprobrious
  • shady
  • shameful
  • shoddy
  • shy
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web As time goes on, it becomes dominated by more unrespectable things. Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2021 But for a kid in Kentucky, Stonewall—even as recounted by White and others who were there—represented, at best, a kind of aspirational gay life, a bevy of uppity queers fighting for their decidedly unrespectable libidinal community. Michelle Tea, Harper's magazine, 22 June 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined above

unrespectable

adjective

as in notorious
not respectable in the minds of her straitlaced parents, acting was still an unrespectable profession

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • notorious
  • infamous
  • immoral
  • shady
  • criminal
  • disreputable
  • disgraceful
  • shameful
  • dishonorable
  • discreditable
  • opprobrious
  • bad
  • ignominious
  • shoddy
  • louche
  • low
  • corrupt
  • unethical
  • shy
  • dirty
  • vile
  • contemptible
  • vicious
  • unsavory
  • evil
  • sinful
  • sordid
  • miserable
  • despicable
  • detestable
  • wicked
  • wrong
  • seamy
  • rotten
  • iniquitous
  • nefarious
  • wretched
  • villainous
  • depraved
  • reprehensible
  • degenerate
  • dissolute
  • inglorious
  • censurable
  • unrighteous
  • mean
  • libertine
  • debased
  • debauched
  • perverted
  • base
  • blamable
  • reprobate
  • blameworthy
  • gamy
  • loose
  • gamey

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • respectable
  • honorable
  • moral
  • good
  • ethical
  • noble
  • decent
  • reputable
  • righteous
  • honest
  • upright
  • legal
  • prestigious
  • respected
  • just
  • esteemed
  • permissible
  • permitted
  • reputed
  • proper
  • upstanding
  • correct
  • authorized
  • licensed
  • principled
  • exemplary
  • clean
  • decorous
  • endorsed
  • approved
  • creditable
  • blameless
  • commendable
  • seemly
  • sanctioned
  • guiltless
  • indorsed
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