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reprobate
reprobatedepraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drug-dealing reprobate
Not to be confused with:approbate – to approve officially: approbate a legal matter
reprobatescoundrel; wastrel; rogue; outcast: The ex-con is a worthless reprobate.
Not to be confused with:reprobation – disapproval, condemnation or censure; rejection: She expressed her reprobation of the proposal.rep·ro·bate R0165300 (rĕp′rə-bāt′)n.1. A morally unprincipled person.2. One who is predestined to damnation.adj.1. Morally unprincipled; shameless.2. Rejected by God and without hope of salvation.tr.v. rep·ro·bat·ed, rep·ro·bat·ing, rep·ro·bates 1. To disapprove of; condemn.2. To abandon to eternal damnation. Used of God.
[From Middle English, condemned, from Late Latin reprobātus, past participle of reprobāre, to reprove : Latin re-, opposite; see re- + Latin probāre, to approve; see prove.]
rep′ro·ba′tion n.rep′ro·ba′tive adj.reprobate (ˈrɛprəʊˌbeɪt) adj1. morally unprincipled; depraved2. (Theology) Christianity destined or condemned to eternal punishment in helln3. an unprincipled, depraved, or damned person4. a disreputable or roguish person: the old reprobate. vb (tr) 5. to disapprove of; condemn6. (Theology) (of God) to destine, consign, or condemn to eternal punishment in hell[C16: from Late Latin reprobātus held in disfavour, from Latin re- + probāre to approve1] reprobacy n ˈreproˌbater nrep•ro•bate (ˈrɛp rəˌbeɪt)
n., adj., v. -bat•ed, -bat•ing. n. 1. a depraved or wicked person. 2. a person who is beyond hope of salvation. adj. 3. morally depraved; wicked. 4. being beyond hope of salvation. v.t. 5. to disapprove, condemn, or censure. 6. to exclude from salvation, as for sin. [1400–50; late Middle English (v.) < Latin reprobātus, past participle of reprobāre to reprove] rep′ro•bate`ness, n. rep′ro•bat`er, n. reprobate
Past participle: reprobated
Gerund: reprobating
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| reprobate | | reprobate |
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| I reprobate | | you reprobate | | he/she/it reprobates | | we reprobate | | you reprobate | | they reprobate |
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| I reprobated | | you reprobated | | he/she/it reprobated | | we reprobated | | you reprobated | | they reprobated |
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| I am reprobating | | you are reprobating | | he/she/it is reprobating | | we are reprobating | | you are reprobating | | they are reprobating |
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| I have reprobated | | you have reprobated | | he/she/it has reprobated | | we have reprobated | | you have reprobated | | they have reprobated |
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| I was reprobating | | you were reprobating | | he/she/it was reprobating | | we were reprobating | | you were reprobating | | they were reprobating |
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| I had reprobated | | you had reprobated | | he/she/it had reprobated | | we had reprobated | | you had reprobated | | they had reprobated |
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| I will reprobate | | you will reprobate | | he/she/it will reprobate | | we will reprobate | | you will reprobate | | they will reprobate |
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| I will have reprobated | | you will have reprobated | | he/she/it will have reprobated | | we will have reprobated | | you will have reprobated | | they will have reprobated |
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| I will be reprobating | | you will be reprobating | | he/she/it will be reprobating | | we will be reprobating | | you will be reprobating | | they will be reprobating |
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| I have been reprobating | | you have been reprobating | | he/she/it has been reprobating | | we have been reprobating | | you have been reprobating | | they have been reprobating |
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| I will have been reprobating | | you will have been reprobating | | he/she/it will have been reprobating | | we will have been reprobating | | you will have been reprobating | | they will have been reprobating |
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| I had been reprobating | | you had been reprobating | | he/she/it had been reprobating | | we had been reprobating | | you had been reprobating | | they had been reprobating |
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| I would reprobate | | you would reprobate | | he/she/it would reprobate | | we would reprobate | | you would reprobate | | they would reprobate |
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| I would have reprobated | | you would have reprobated | | he/she/it would have reprobated | | we would have reprobated | | you would have reprobated | | they would have reprobated |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  reprobate - a person without moral scruples miscreantoffender, wrongdoer - a person who transgresses moral or civil lawdegenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behaviorblack sheep, scapegrace - a reckless and unprincipled reprobatewretch - performs some wicked deed | | Verb | 1. | reprobate - reject (documents) as invalidreject - refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"approbate - accept (documents) as valid | | 2. | reprobate - abandon to eternal damnation; "God reprobated the unrepenting sinner"theological system, theology - a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings; "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology"sentence, doom, condemn - pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison" | | 3. | reprobate - express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"condemn, decry, excoriate, objurgatedenounce - speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis" | | Adj. | 1. | reprobate - deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat"depraved, perverse, pervertedcorrupt - lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government" |
reprobatenoun1. scoundrel, villain, degenerate, profligate, mother (taboo slang, chiefly U.S.), shit (taboo slang), bastard (informal, offensive), rake, bugger (taboo slang), sinner, outcast, pariah, rascal, son-of-a-bitch (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), asshole (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), turd (taboo slang), wretch, wrongdoer, motherfucker (taboo slang, chiefly U.S.), ne'er-do-well, scumbag (slang), miscreant, wastrel, bad egg (old-fashioned informal), blackguard, evildoer, roué, cocksucker (taboo slang), rakehell (archaic), asswipe (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), skelm (S. African), wrong 'un (informal) the drunken reprobate of popular legendadjective1. unprincipled, hardened, depraved, degenerate, bad, base, abandoned, damned, corrupt, vile, immoral, wicked, shameless, sinful, profligate, incorrigible, dissolute the most evil-looking gang of reprobate bikersreprobateadjectiveMorally objectionable:bad, black, evil, immoral, iniquitous, peccant, sinful, vicious, wicked, wrong.verbTo feel or express strong disapproval of:censure, condemn, denounce, deplore, reprehend.Translations
reprobate
reprobate Christianity destined or condemned to eternal punishment in hell LegalSeeReprobationreprobate
Synonyms for reprobatenoun scoundrelSynonyms- scoundrel
- villain
- degenerate
- profligate
- mother
- shit
- bastard
- rake
- bugger
- sinner
- outcast
- pariah
- rascal
- son-of-a-bitch
- asshole
- turd
- wretch
- wrongdoer
- motherfucker
- ne'er-do-well
- scumbag
- miscreant
- wastrel
- bad egg
- blackguard
- evildoer
- roué
- cocksucker
- rakehell
- asswipe
- skelm
- wrong 'un
adj unprincipledSynonyms- unprincipled
- hardened
- depraved
- degenerate
- bad
- base
- abandoned
- damned
- corrupt
- vile
- immoral
- wicked
- shameless
- sinful
- profligate
- incorrigible
- dissolute
Synonyms for reprobateadj morally objectionableSynonyms- bad
- black
- evil
- immoral
- iniquitous
- peccant
- sinful
- vicious
- wicked
- wrong
verb to feel or express strong disapproval ofSynonyms- censure
- condemn
- denounce
- deplore
- reprehend
Synonyms for reprobatenoun a person without moral scruplesSynonymsRelated Words- offender
- wrongdoer
- degenerate
- deviant
- deviate
- pervert
- black sheep
- scapegrace
- wretch
verb reject (documents) as invalidRelated WordsAntonymsverb abandon to eternal damnationRelated Words- theological system
- theology
- sentence
- doom
- condemn
verb express strong disapproval ofSynonyms- condemn
- decry
- excoriate
- objurgate
Related Wordsadj deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or goodSynonyms- depraved
- perverse
- perverted
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