1
as in guilty
deserving reproach or blame
censurable conduct that should get that student expelled
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2
as in offensive
provoking or likely to provoke protest
the censurable language on the poster resulted in it being taken down
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censurable
Adjective
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Haddix previously pleaded guilty to two felony counts of perjury and one felony count of obstruction of justice, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
9 Aug. 2025 -
The teen, 17, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, according to court documents.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Stanton then smoked a two-run single at 110.8 mph, completing his latest offensive outburst.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Rumors and speculation about the Yankees potentially firing him have increased, and his downplaying of offensive struggles is not going to help his case.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Just totally unacceptable and mind-blowing for that kind of mistake.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Aug. 2025
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The critiques have only intensified with each year that passes since the team’s last Super Bowl victory in 1996, with Jones calling the drought unacceptable at the NFL owners meeting earlier this year.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Such actions — violently detaining a child just outside a public school — are absolutely reprehensible and should have no place in our country.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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Such actions are not only disgraceful but reprehensible.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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In the three years since Carrie came back into our lives, many fans criticized the sequel series: The characters were obnoxious, the plot lines humiliating.—
Lyz Lenz,
Rolling Stone,
16 Aug. 2025
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Martin is an obnoxious but charming goof alongside his smart and far-too-tolerant girlfriend, Gina (Tisha Campbell), with best friends rounding out the hangout comedy.—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Soto’s defensive struggles contribute to their 108.4 fly ball multiplier, while 1B Pete Alonso and 3B Mark Vientos are chiefly culpable for their 123.2 grounder multiplier.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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No one seems to know what happened, or if Jeremy is culpable in some way, and intense scrutiny falls on Jeremy’s latest protégée, 15-year-old Julie.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Once again, America confronts the unpleasant truth that the Constitution does not expressly guarantee a right to vote — and neither will the Supreme Court.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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The options are unpleasant tenements on one side and unaffordable houses on the other.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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His Stoic Challenge framework invites you to see a setback not as something terrible, blameworthy or unfair but instead as a test of your ingenuity and resilience.—
Hanna Hart,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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But Miss Manners acknowledges that there is also the less blameworthy impulse to offer comfort — not just sympathy — when there is no real comfort to be offered.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Censurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censurable. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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