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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Go deeper: The most notorious Jan. 6 defendants pardoned by Trump America's second Paris withdrawal is not like the first Trump's inauguration word choices give insight into Trump 2.0 Editor's note: This story was updated with additional developments.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
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The city is notorious for its lack of transparency and accountability, said Parrish, the Miami developer who lives in the Grove.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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The most famous and infamous of those chums was John H. Eaton.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2025
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That’s what happened in Vermont, after an infamous Vermont Supreme Court decision in 1978.—
Betsy Z. Russell,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Feb. 2025
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Jeremy Jeffreys, a Placer Union High School District board member who was fired by the district he would be elected to govern, had his teaching credential suspended earlier this month for immoral conduct.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacramento Bee,
3 Feb. 2025
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Silence in the face of this catastrophe is immoral and shameful.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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Doe is strictly instructed by Muna not to answer her phone, while arrangements to meet a stranger on the other side to continue their journey sound shady enough even before the man fails to show up.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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One side of the resort might be shady and firm, the other side might be in the sun and soft!—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Federal judges take that criminal history into account when deciding a criminal defendant's sentence.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2025
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After a drug deal gone wrong, a bruised detective must fight his way through a criminal underworld to rescue a politician’s estranged son, while unraveling a deep web of corruption and conspiracy that ensnares his entire city.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2025
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Linked in the comments to the Threads post is a longer article posted to a disreputable website that includes an image shared Dec. 22, 2024, by The Patriots Network – another account in SpaceXMania's network – with a watermark identifying the claim as a fabrication.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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His solo debut Compassion gracefully straddles juvenilia and maturity: The music is dreamy, inventive, steeped in youthful obsessions and disreputable radio hits from the ’90s.—
SPIN Team,
SPIN,
28 Nov. 2024
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The decision to go after families in safe places sends a disgraceful message that threatens to emotionally scar young children whose families may be deported and other young children caught up in the crossfire.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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These claims willfully ignore WHO’s disgraceful record.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Unrespectable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrespectable. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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