as in notorious
not respectable
a disreputable Internet retailer that had a record of hundreds of complaints for shoddy merchandise and slow refunds
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Recent Examples of disreputable
Charlatans, opportunists and disreputable contractors looking to exploit the victims of the storm.
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
The problem there seemed to be that the AI search tool was sourcing its answers from disreputable clinics that were offering unproven treatments.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 June 2024
The other district used to be held by the disreputable Matt Gaetz.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
Wealth is derived from many sources and qualities, often disreputable ones.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disreputable
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Third-party cookies are notorious for helping analytics firms and advertisers track users’ activities, potentially violating their online privacy.—
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Some Venezuelans subject to Trump’s use of the law have been sent to El Salvador and housed in its notorious main prison, known as CECOT.—
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After being dealt from the Dodgers to the Boston Red Sox in 2020 as part of the infamous Mookie Betts trade, then traded again — this time by Boston to its archrival New York Yankees — the 28-year-old finally got his first chance to cash in via free agency after last season.—
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In Henry’s latest, out April 22, two novelists compete for the chance to write a once-in-a-lifetime biography of a infamous heiress.—
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The mood shifts from shady to straight-up scandalous.—
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Instead, Fenix lost the biggest match of his young WWE career, albeit under shady circumstances, while Americano picked up a WrestleMania win.—
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The criminal search warrant centered on Old McDonald's Farm, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement to NPR.—
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Officers have recently been rejecting noncitizens whose posts suggested criticism of the United States or Israel, but not necessarily criminal activity.—
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Regardless of what transpired between the two cast members, on or off screen, Aspen was unfairly portrayed as an immoral character.—
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We are limited to enforcing the law, not policing immoral behavior.—
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“Disreputable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disreputable. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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