1
as in infamous
not respectable
some of his friends considered the low-level job to be an ignominious fate for the laid-off executive
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as in vile
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency
the prison guards degraded themselves with their inhumane, ignominious treatment of the prisoners
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Recent Examples of ignominious
Sutherland earned an ignominious assist on the game-winning goal early in the third period Wednesday night as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Colorado Avalanche, 2-1, at Scotiabank Arena.
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Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
Instead, that demonstration came to an ignominious end when NASA decided the troubled Boeing vehicle wasn't up to the task of transporting its crew back to Earth.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
The spurious operation unraveled in a more ignominious way than Costanza’s.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
That flight test came to an ignominious end when NASA decided the troubled Boeing vehicle wasn't safe enough to take its crew back.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
Instead, that demonstration came to an ignominious end when NASA decided the troubled Boeing vehicle wasn't up to the task of transporting its crew back to Earth.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
The spurious operation unraveled in a more ignominious way than Costanza’s.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
That flight test came to an ignominious end when NASA decided the troubled Boeing vehicle wasn't safe enough to take its crew back.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignominious
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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.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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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.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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The imitation Punisher logo on Cole’s bullet was no act of flattery, but the most vile of insults.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2025
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Fans, some of them little kids parroting what their parents were saying, called him vile names.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2025
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Third-party cookies are notorious for helping analytics firms and advertisers track users’ activities, potentially violating their online privacy.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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El Salvador's top Catholic leader on Sunday urged President Nayib Bukele not to turn the country into a Guantanamo-style U.S. prison, after Bukele made a deal with Washington to house deported migrants from the United States in a notorious jail.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Mingyang took the center of the Octagon from the beginning, landed hard leg kicks, and opened a nasty gash on Smith’s forehead with a step-in elbow.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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That is exactly what the Giants need: nastier players on both sides of the ball.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2025
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The mood shifts from shady to straight-up scandalous.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
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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.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Tom Hardy stars in the neo-noir crime thriller as a corrupt detective named Walker, who shoots, punches, and drop-kicks his way through an entire criminal underworld to rescue the estranged son of dirty politician Lawrence Beaumont (Forest Whitaker).—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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But as stated, not every relationship that has an age difference regarding an older man and a younger woman involves a dirty old fart looking to wrangle a naive young woman.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
25 Apr. 2025
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Karen Read’s attorneys are taking an approach of highlighting inconsistencies in the testimony of witnesses involved in the case, according to Sydney Rushing, a criminal defense attorney based in Michigan offering analysis on TikTok.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Participants must be Naperville high school students or entering a Naperville high school in the fall and be in good standing with no criminal contacts, the release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
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There’s an ignoble tradition of falsified memoirs.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2025
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Until then, there are the Razzies, an ignoble accolade marking the very worst movies and acting performances of the year.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Ignominious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignominious. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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