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noun

Definition of reprobatesnext
plural of reprobate
as in villains
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person a program for rehabilitating hard-core reprobates and turning them into hard-working, law-abiding citizens

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reprobates

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verb

present tense third-person singular of reprobate
1
as in rejects
to be unwilling to grant the board will most likely reprobate the request for parole

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2
as in refuses
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to without hesitation she reprobated such an indecent idea

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3
as in denounces
to declare to be morally wrong or evil spent much of her talk reprobating the callous indifference of a materialistic society to the suffering of people in the third world

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprobates
  1. villains
  2. denounces
  3. denies
  4. criminals
  5. criticizes
  6. offenders
Noun
  • Tired of seeing Hugh Grant plays villains and creeps?
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
  • On Foods That Sabotage Your Sleep Tollemache emphasizes that these seven foods aren’t villains.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of villains
Verb
  • In hearing this, Cardinal Lawrence then denounces one of the cardinals lying to the others.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2024
  • In a separate filing, Brooks denounces Roe's legal team for naming him in her California lawsuit before the Mississippi court could rule whether to allow Brooks to continue the case with a pseudonym.
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of denounces
Verb
  • Netanyahu has pleaded not guilty and vehemently denies the charges.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Netanyahu denies all charges and has pleaded not guilty in each case.
    The Week UK, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of denies
Noun
  • Many criminals use generative AI to improve the grammar and believability of their phishing emails and scripts.
    Craig Costigan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Most recently, Dawson starred in and produced Midnight, a gripping thriller centered on a young woman (Alexandra Shipp) pursued by international criminals, led by Milla Jovovich.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of criminals
Verb
  • In the document, Mangione criticizes the growing market capitalization of companies like UnitedHealthcare, pointing out that while their profits have surged, American life expectancy has stagnated.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Melinda criticizes Knight's skincare regime and footwear choices before concluding that Jess is using her career to hide from something and suggests our stalwart agent consider freezing her eggs.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of criticizes
Noun
  • But even bad songs are tough to whittle into a list and culling some of the worst offenders is highly subjective.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • China and Hong Kong were noted as leading offenders, together detaining 135 journalists.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of offenders
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