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
- 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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