UNRESPECTABLE Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

unrespectable

adjective

ˌən-ri-ˈspek-tə-bəl

Definition of unrespectable

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 As time goes on, it becomes dominated by more unrespectable things. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2021

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Adjective

Age verifications and parental controls come with notorious loopholes.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
The tariffs are notorious among economists and historians for shutting down world commerce and making the Great Depression worse.

— Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of notorious

Adjective

Broadway-loving teens will fall madly in love with this 2001 musical classic about the infamous French nightclub, its star performer Satine, and her poem-writing love Christian—Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in two of their best roles.

— Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026
When the Obama Presidential Center opened in Chicago earlier this year, many people expected former President Obama’s infamous tan suit to be on display.

— August 29, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of infamous

Adjective

But for now, CyberLeek is trying to monetize the GTA 6 leaks by asking for shady donations.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
Others sat in shady spots on Montrose Avenue where the parade units combined with waiting community groups to end the parade at the festival grounds.

— Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of shady

Adjective

Jacobs was formally charged Thursday with misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor criminal damage to property, stemming from the May 23 incident at his home near Green Bay.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
The bill brings state fireworks licensing requirements in line with federal ones by expanding the list of criminal convictions that make applicants ineligible for fireworks licenses.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of criminal

Adjective

In their place are flawed geniuses and idiosyncratic personalities thrust together in the dregs of intelligence services, operating like a dysfunctional family under its disreputable patriarch.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
Both of them have erotic fixations with that original Miasma, which requires stepping back into the movie — and the glories of the disreputable genre itself.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of disreputable

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