as in notorious
not respectable
in the minds of her straitlaced parents, acting was still an unrespectable profession
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Recent Examples of unrespectable
Laura Marsh: Dahl himself had a lot of fun with Mr. Fox, the unrespectable and unrepentant thief.
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The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 15 Mar. 2023
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
The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 15 Mar. 2023
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrespectable
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The most notorious of these events is the shooting of Trump during a Pennsylvania campaign rally last year.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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One of the most popular, and notorious, alprazolam—more commonly known as Xanax—has a half-life of only twelve hours.—
P.E. Moskowitz
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The file-sharing company, which relaunched in 2022, had won a competitive bidding war for the brand behind one of the most infamous festivals of all time.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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Topline The early 2000s music sharing software company LimeWire — now resurrected as a crypto company by new owners — won rights to the infamous Fyre Festival in an auction that was held on eBay, reportedly beating out Ryan Reynolds’ company for the rights.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, cousin Edmund, an aspiring clergyman, falls under the charms of Mary Crawford, written by Austen as a charming but immoral woman.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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Ladapo said the decision was not reached according to the data, but instead on his view that vaccine mandates are immoral and outside the scope of the government’s authority.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Another reason is that most EVs don’t use wires in their steering column so they can’t be hotwired and some have cameras and motion detection that deter shady people that get too close to the vehicle.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Leaving it longer, especially in shady areas, helps the grass develop a stronger root system.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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Britain's biggest anti-immigrant political party, Reform UK, which has topped opinion polls in recent months, has kept its distance from Robinson, who has several criminal convictions.—
Vitalii Yalahuzian,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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At least 25 people were arrested in offenses including violent disorder, assaults and criminal damage, and the investigation continues, police said.—
BRIAN MELLEY,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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Collecting vast sums of cash-on-loan from some particularly disreputable business associates, Charles opened The Egyptian Tomb Lounge in Reno, Nevada, which operated for a grand total of four months before unceremoniously burning to the ground.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
18 June 2025
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With World War II moving into the realm of history, in the mid-1950s Jews were being depicted not as alien or disreputable immigrants but rather as members of a respected American religion, reflected in a middlebrow literary culture that reached a mainstream audience.—
Rachel Gordan,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2025
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For example, the 1988 Supreme Court decision in favor of Larry Flynt reaffirmed the freedom of expression for the misogynistic, disgraceful pornographer, no matter how offensive his work was.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Rather than attacking each other, slate candidates echoed similar messaging about Cuomo’s disgraceful record.—
Theo Oshiro,
New York Daily News,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Unrespectable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrespectable. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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