illaudable

adjective

Definition of illaudablenext
as in reprehensible

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for illaudable
  1. reprehensible
  2. worthless
  3. unworthy
  4. despicable
  5. contemptible
  6. pitiful
  7. deplorable
  8. lousy
Adjective
  • Our society is far from throwing off the notion that aging is unfortunate, if not reprehensible.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • Sovereign wealth, private equity money, and a network of oily alliances between FIFA and the world’s most reprehensible regimes have transformed the sport forever.
    — Aaron Timms, Washington Post, 18 June 2026
Definition of reprehensible
Adjective
  • Still, Twain squandered his own fortune and Livy’s inheritance on developing Paige’s invention, even as the Mergenthaler Linotype became the industry standard, rendering Paige’s machine worthless.
    — Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • Bitcoin is either digital gold or worthless.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of worthless
Adjective
  • Republican papers painted Cleveland as unworthy of the presidency.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 June 2026
  • In casting a figure who could embody an industry, a medium, a bulwark against unworthy encroachers and invaders, Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow brought in Burrows as the most believable person possible.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026
Definition of unworthy
Adjective
  • On the Approval Matrix, on this particular night, The Bear is smack in the middle of highbrow and lowbrow, and fully on the side of brilliant, with no hints of the despicable.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • Judge calls Heuermann ‘despicable’ As a series of victims’ kin spoke, Heuermann sat with his hands on the defense table, looking straight ahead and lightly tapping his fingers.
    — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Definition of despicable
Adjective
  • Most people in the anglosphere don’t follow this region, and those who do get their opinions from a small number of people with a contemptible worldview.
    — Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Your death was preventable, unjust, tragic, and contemptible; utterly contemptible.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of contemptible
Adjective
  • Completing the hat trick in pitiful style, Taking on the World was shot on a shoestring budget, helmed by the man behind Highlander III, and forced to rely on stock footage of real-life footballers.
    — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • Given the national team’s pitiful demise at the Oval, with New Zealand completing victory on the fifth morning, Ben Stokes’ revival in absentia feels like the only consolation from a miserable week.
    — Hector Vickers, New York Times, 21 June 2026
Definition of pitiful
Adjective
  • The children remained mostly confined to a small room in the house, investigators said, under deplorable conditions.
    — Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Hospital reconstruction in Cuba The second phase would focus more on rebuilding hospitals and medical centers on the island, which are in a deplorable state.
    — Sarah Moreno July 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of deplorable
Adjective
  • The win was looked at as a bit of a comeback story, but most thought Hamilton was just coming back from a lousy 2025 season for him and Ferrari.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
  • Will there be rioting in the streets once audiences get some idea of how lousy Supergirl is?
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 26 June 2026
Definition of lousy
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“Illaudable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illaudable. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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