Synonyms for unmentionable
- adjective
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Adjective
scandalous, wretched, despicable, contemptible, miserable, scummy, reptilian, scurvy, base, shameful, vile, filthy, reprehensible, disgraceful, execrable, abject, dishonorable US, dishonourable UK, woeful, lousy, paltry, degraded, shabby, beggarly
Definitions
- adj. 1
Too embarrassing or shocking to be discussed.
Example sentences
- scandalous Did you read this journalist's scandalous article?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unmentionable | rising | |
| scandalous | rising | |
| scummy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- base1, vile1
- 5 letters
- lousy2
- 6 letters
- filthy2, shabby2, abject2, paltry2, scurvy, woeful2, scummy
- 8 letters
- shameful2, wretched2, degraded3, beggarly
- 9 letters
- miserable4, reptilian3, execrable4
- 10 letters
- despicable4, scandalous3
- 11 letters
- disgraceful3
- 12 letters
- dishonorable5, contemptible4
- 13 letters
- reprehensible5, dishonourable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lousy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- inavouable
- Italiano
- inconfessabile