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Synonyms for disrepute

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

disgrace discredit dishonor US denigrate

All synonyms

Verb

disgrace, discredit, reproach, dishonor US, dishonour UK, denigrate, defame, vilify, disparage, smear, blot, asperse, scandal dated, smirch dated

Noun

ignominy, infamy, odium, ill repute, notoriety, degradation, disesteem, opprobrium, obloquy

Antonyms

promote, glorify, prestige

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To bring into disrepute; to hold in dishonor.

  2. n. 1

    Loss or want of reputation; ill character.

Forms

Past participle
disreputed
e.g. disreputed → disgraced, discredited, reproached, dishonored…

Example sentences

  • disgrace What you did brought disgrace on the whole class.
  • discredit Tom can't believe Mary is trying to discredit him.
  • dishonor We dishonor the living and venerate the dead.
  • denigrate Some translate while others denigrate.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
disreputefalling
disgracesteady
discreditsteady
dishonorrising
denigraterising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
blot1
5 letters
smear1, odium
6 letters
infamy3, defame2, vilify3, smirch
7 letters
scandal2, obloquy3, asperse
8 letters
disgrace2, reproach2, dishonor3, ignominy4
9 letters
discredit3, notoriety5, dishonour, denigrate3, disparage3, disesteem
10 letters
opprobrium4
11 letters
degradation4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (infamy3 = 3 syllables).