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reprehensible

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore R words

deserving strong criticism or blame; morally unacceptable

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Reprehensible in a sentence

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The committee condemned his reprehensible misuse of public funds.

Synonyms
blameworthyculpabledeplorabledisgraceful
Antonyms
praiseworthyadmirablecommendable

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Although the senator's memoir was marketed as a frank reckoning with his failures, reviewers found it relentlessly blank, dwelling on grievances and recasting every setback as the fault of his adversaries.

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Reprehensible (adjective) means deserving strong criticism or blame; morally unacceptable
Here is reprehensible used in an example sentence: "The committee condemned his reprehensible misuse of public funds."
Common synonyms for reprehensible include blameworthy, culpable, deplorable, disgraceful.
Antonyms of reprehensible include praiseworthy, admirable, commendable.
Reprehensible is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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