Nearby Words
un-respectable
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shameful, low |
| Synonyms: | blameworthy, contemptible, degrading, detestable, discreditable, dishonorable, disreputable, ignoble, ignominious, infamous, inglorious, mean, offensive, opprobrious, scandalous, shabby, shady, shocking, shoddy, unrespectable, unworthy |
| Antonyms: | exalted, honorable, respectable |
| Main Entry: | inglorious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disgraceful |
| Synonyms: | blameworthy, contemptible, degrading, detestable, dishonorable, disreputable, ignoble, ignominious, offensive, reprehensible, shameful, unrespectable, unworthy |
| Main Entry: | misbegotten |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | illegitimate, illicit |
| Synonyms: | baseborn, bastard, dishonest, disreputable, illegal, natural, poor, shady, spurious, stolen, suppositious, unlawful, unrespectable |
| Antonyms: | lawful, legal, legitimate, licit |
| Main Entry: | shady |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disreputable, suspicious |
| Synonyms: | crooked, disgraceful, dishonest, dishonorable, dubious, fishy, ignominious, infamous, inglorious, notorious, questionable, scandalous, shabby, shameful, shifty, shoddy, slippery, suspect, underhanded, unethical, unrespectable, unscrupulous, untrustworthy |
| Antonyms: | aboveboard, honorable, reputable, respectable |
| Main Entry: | shoddy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in bad shape |
| Synonyms: | base, broken-down, cheap, cheesy*, common, dilapidated, dingy, discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, gaudy, ignominious, inferior, inglorious, junky, makeshift, mean, not up to snuff, paltry, plastic, poor, pretentious, run-down, scruffy, second-rate, seedy, shabby, shady, shameful, sleazy*, slipshod, tacky*, tawdry, trashy, unrespectable |
| Antonyms: | fine, good, nice |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | schlocky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shoddy |
| Synonyms: | base, broken-down, cheap, cheesy*, common, dilapidated, dingy, discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, gaudy, ignominious, inferior, inglorious, junky, lousy, makeshift, mean, miserable, not up to snuff, paltry, plastic, poor, pretentious, rotten, run-down, scruffy, second-rate, seedy, shabby, shady*, shameful, sleazy*, slipshod, tacky*, tawdry, trashy, unrespectable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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