Synonyms for dishonorable
- adjective
- American English
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All synonyms
Adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Without honor, or causing dishonor.
Related words
- Word family
- dishonorably
- Phrases
- dishonorable discharge
- Other spellings
- dishonourable UK
Example sentences
- shameful The love that I suffer from is a shameful disease.
- disgraceful They abandoned us in the most disgraceful manner.
- ignominious Tom's ignominious behavior is a disgrace to all of us.
- ignoble Jealousy is, to me, the most ignoble human feeling there is.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dishonorable | steady | |
| shameful | rising | |
| disgraceful | steady | |
| ignominious | steady | |
| ignoble | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mean1, foul1, vile1
- 5 letters
- false1, dirty2, shady2
- 7 letters
- ignoble3
- 8 letters
- pathetic3, shameful2
- 9 letters
- degrading3
- 10 letters
- fraudulent3, despicable4, scandalous3, inglorious4
- 11 letters
- disgraceful3, ignominious5
- 12 letters
- unscrupulous4, disingenuous5, contemptible4, disreputable5, unprincipled4
- 13 letters
- reprehensible5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dirty2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- déshonoré