1
as in low
belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank
an ignoble child who would one day grow up to be a prince among playwrights
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2
as in vile
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency
such an ignoble act is completely unworthy of a military officer
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Recent Examples of ignoble
And bugs’ ignoble practices exert fascination on poets too.
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Hannah Brooks-Motl
june 2, Literary Hub, 2 June 2025
Within hours, your unscrupulous corporate rivals bask in ignoble victory.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Elegy thus belongs to an old and ignoble genre, one which caricatures the hillbilly for an audience’s titillation.
—Sarah Jones, Vulture, 15 July 2024
Failing Forward Rather than retreat from this ignoble setback, Lee doubled down on his initial vision.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Hannah Brooks-Motl
june 2, Literary Hub, 2 June 2025
Within hours, your unscrupulous corporate rivals bask in ignoble victory.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Elegy thus belongs to an old and ignoble genre, one which caricatures the hillbilly for an audience’s titillation.
—Sarah Jones, Vulture, 15 July 2024
Failing Forward Rather than retreat from this ignoble setback, Lee doubled down on his initial vision.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for ignoble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignoble
Adjective
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The company attributed that to a decrease in full-price wholesale and lower e-commerce sales.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 Aug. 2025
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The sheriff’s office said it was tipped off that Hendon was selling new appliances via social media for unusually low prices.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Jacob called his father prior to his death, and the worried dad overheard Donald shouting vile insults at his son, said prosecutors.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
9 Aug. 2025
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Ed and Lorraine had contact with the most vile and evil entities tied to those objects.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
5 Aug. 2025
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Below that sits the pedestrian CLK 500 and plebeian CLK 350.—
Jeremy Korzeniewski,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2025
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Across the lake, on the plebeian side, up the shoreline a mile or so, in the heart of downtown West Palm Beach, stand twin 32-story towers dubbed Trump Plaza of the Palm Beaches.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Beyond discomfort and potential allergic reactions, a dirty mattress can also affect the quality of your sleep itself.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
11 Aug. 2025
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Inspection reports revealed problems with mold, water leaks, dirty equipment and rooms, meat debris stuck on walls and equipment, various bugs, and, at one point, puddles of blood on the floor.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
11 Aug. 2025
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The film stars Mark Feuerstein as Rabbi Mo, a humble leader in a high-desert Jewish community who is thrust into the role of reluctant warrior after a violent attack shakes his world.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
14 Aug. 2025
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Chelsea may go into the new Premier League campaign wearing a gold badge on their shirts that marks them out as reigning world champions after their triumph in the United States last month but, internally, the message from the club hierarchy is to stay humble and keep working.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Whereas the Star Wars sequels woefully misused the actor's talents, this movie puts them center stage, playing one of the teen hoodlums who join forces with their victim to fight off nasty, otherworldly invaders.—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Things could be reversed if prompt actions are taken to get vaccination rates back up again before the different nasty microbes can spread too far in the U.S. population.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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As deadly wildfires raged across Southern California in January, a Los Angeles city official lamented to the city council and others how they were forced to listen to hateful, vulgar language from some members of the public.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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Her choice to respond by telling me to 'shut the f*** up' and to 'calm my p*****' was vulgar, dismissive and escalated the issue entirely.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Rudy flames out on his first day, though, and ends up working for a shady lawyer named Bruiser (Lana Parrilla) and her gleefully immoral paralegal Deck (P.J. Byrne).—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
12 Aug. 2025
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Others argue the bombings were militarily unnecessary, inherently immoral, and primarily designed to flex American power.—
David Cavell,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Ignoble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignoble. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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