Antonyms for reprehensible


Grammar : Adj
Spell : rep-ri-hen-suh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˌrɛp rɪˈhɛn sə bəl


Definition of reprehensible

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French reprehensible (14c.) or directly from Late Latin reprehensibilis, from reprehens-, past participle stem of Latin reprehendere (see reprehend). Related: Reprehensibly; reprehensibility.
  • adj very bad; shameful
Example sentences :
  • A demon addicted to the reprehensible habit of devouring the dead.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • Worse than all was the reprehensible conduct of Sir Theophilus Parker.
  • Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair
  • Does your law, then, not consider him reprehensible in that desire?
  • Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy
  • Reprehensible as it was he did not want anything to disturb it.
  • Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
  • He has adopted a tone and manners which I can hardly but describe as reprehensible.
  • Extract from : « The Nabob » by Alphonse Daudet
  • He had become satisfied that Alfred was connected with the reprehensible act.
  • Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field
  • If she cared nothing for him, she was acting in a reprehensible manner.
  • Extract from : « The Rough Road » by William John Locke
  • Had I known, my conduct in coming to you as I did would have been reprehensible.
  • Extract from : « Under the Greenwood Tree » by Thomas Hardy
  • In the old drama there had been much that was reprehensible.
  • Extract from : « Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
  • What does he hold to be most reprehensible in this class of work?
  • Extract from : « On the Future of our Educational Institutions » by Friedrich Nietzsche

Synonyms for reprehensible

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