Synonyms for disgraceful
- adjective
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Adjective
shameful, inglorious, scandalous, ignominious, shocking, despicable, reprehensible, disgusting, dishonorable US, dishonourable UK, ignoble, contemptible, pathetic, miserable, disreputable, infamous, foul, shabby, mean, low, black, base, opprobrious
Definitions
- adj. 1
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
Related words
- Word family
- disgracefully disgracefulness
Example sentences
- shameful The love that I suffer from is a shameful disease.
- scandalous Did you read this journalist's scandalous article?
- inglorious Only miserable and inglorious death awaits you here.
- ignominious Tom's ignominious behavior is a disgrace to all of us.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disgraceful | steady | |
| shameful | rising | |
| scandalous | rising | |
| inglorious | steady | |
| ignominious | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- low1
- 4 letters
- mean1, base1, foul1
- 5 letters
- black1
- 6 letters
- shabby2
- 7 letters
- ignoble3
- 8 letters
- shocking2, pathetic3, infamous3, shameful2
- 9 letters
- miserable4
- 10 letters
- disgusting3, despicable4, scandalous3, inglorious4
- 11 letters
- ignominious5, opprobrious
- 12 letters
- dishonorable5, contemptible4, disreputable5
- 13 letters
- reprehensible5, dishonourable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shabby2 = 2 syllables).