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Antonyms for irreproachable

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ir-i-proh-chuh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪr ɪˈproʊ tʃə bəl

Definition of irreproachable

Origin :
  • 1630s, from French irréprochable (15c.), from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + réprochable (see reproach). Related: Irreproachably.
  • adj innocent
Example sentences :
  • A suit of this kind should be as irreproachable in fit and finish as a tailor can make it.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • The evening clothes were irreproachable; so were the frock coat and a morning suit.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • She was active and intelligent, and her conduct was regarded as irreproachable.
  • Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
  • And yet he was a very holy man, with an irreproachable character.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • A cardinal should be irreproachable, a model of moral conduct to all.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini
  • But the man was irreproachable, as near absolute perfection as could be.
  • Extract from : « Tales Of Hearsay » by Joseph Conrad
  • "If they be moral and of irreproachable reputation," said Mrs. Ricketts.
  • Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • The first game was irreproachable—every child was sitting on the floor.
  • Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
  • The waistcoat is nondescript, but the boots are irreproachable.
  • Extract from : « Canada and the Canadians » by Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle
  • All the same I maintain that I was irreproachable at dinner.
  • Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James

Synonyms for irreproachable

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