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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Here’s the loyal captain of the Praetorian Guard, subduing the notorious radical-left lunatic . . .Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
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The venue, which resembled an old and abandoned warehouse is notorious for problematic audio reflections which aggravated the issue.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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The plea deal would have effectively ended over 20 years of wrangling and closed the book on one of America's most infamous legal chapters.Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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By this point, longtime GM Mickey Loomis’ salary cap situation is infamous.Jacob Robinson, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Growing shares in each party describe those in the other party as more closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent than other Americans.NBC News, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
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Last week’s interview saw CBS Mornings co-host Tony Dokoupil speak with author Ta-Nehisi Coates about his new book The Message, which passionately argues that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians is immoral and should be condemned.Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
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Image On a recent muggy Saturday morning, a few dozen people — from restless children and lanky teenagers to men and women in their 50s and 60s — flocked to the shady overpass.María Magdalena Arréllaga, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Then there’s Ferrer’s arm surfacing in the last episode, which has to be going somewhere, and now Deb’s entanglement with a shady new character.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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The State Bureau of Investigation opened a criminal case in December regarding the management of the brigade, which has experienced high levels of desertion and issues related to staffing and management.Marc Santora, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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In what has been billed as America’s largest-ever criminal investigation, at least 1,572 defendants have been charged in the Jan. 6 attack, according to Reuters, with crimes ranging from unlawfully entering restricted grounds to seditious conspiracy and violent assault.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 6 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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They are believed to have consumed drinks tainted with methanol, which is sometimes used as the alcohol in mixed drinks at disreputable bars and can cause severe poisoning, sometimes leading to death.David Rising and Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Gardner shared some interesting remarks after reporters asked him is last week's disgraceful effort to the Buffalo Bills that resulted in a 40-14 loss was embarassing.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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This allegation is both absurd and disgraceful, as well as entirely unethical.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Unrespectable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrespectable. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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