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reprobateadjective having or showing lowered moral character or standardsa reprobate judge who could be bribed, and often with astonishing ease corrupt, debased, debauched, decadent, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, dissipated, dissolute, jackleg, libertine, loose, perverse, perverted, rakehell(or rakehelly), rakish, sick, unclean, unwholesome, warped bent(chiefly British), crooked, cutthroat, dishonest, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulouscontaminated, spoiled, taintedbad, evil, immoral, iniquitous, miscreant, nefarious, sinful, vicious, wicked pure, uncorrupt, uncorrupted incorruptibleethical, honest, principledgood, moral, righteous, virtuous reprobatenouna mean, evil, or unprincipled persona program for rehabilitating hard-core reprobates and turning them into hard-working, law-abiding citizens baddie(or baddy), beast, brute, caitiff, devil, evildoer, fiend, heavy, hound, knave, meanie(also meany), miscreant, monster, nazi, no-good, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, savage, scalawag(or scallywag), scamp, scapegrace, scoundrel, varlet, villain, wretch villainessblackguardcriminal, crook, culprit, felon, lawbreaker, malefactor, offender, perp, perpetrator, transgressorsinner, trespasser, wrongdoercad, heel, serpent, snake, viperbandit, bravo, desperado, outlawcon, convict, jailbirdassassin, cutthroat, gangster, goon, gunman, hoodlum, hooligan, racketeer, ruffian, thugrough, rowdy, toughloser, lowlife, ne'er-do-well, stinker, trash angel, innocent, sainthero reprobateverbto be unwilling to grantthe board will most likely reprobate the request for parole decline, deny, disallow, disapprove, negative, nix, refuse, reject, withhold ban, enjoin, forbid, prohibit, proscribe, vetorebuff, repel, spurncheck, constrain, curb, hold, keep, repress, restrain, restrictbalk (at), hinder, impede, obstruct allow, concede, grant, let, OK(or okay), permit afford, furnish, give, provide, supplyauthorize, commission, license(also licence)accede (to), acquiesce, agree (to), assent (to), consent (to), warrantaccord, sanction, vouchsafe to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree towithout hesitation she reprobated such an indecent idea balk (at), decline, deselect, disapprove, negative, nix, pass, pass up, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, throw out, throw over, turn down blow off, disdain, rebuff, scorn, scout, shoot downoverrule, vetoforbid, prohibit, proscribedismiss, ignoreabstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)deny, disavow, disclaim, dispute, gainsaystickabjure, forswear(also foreswear), recant, renounce, retract, take back, unsay, withdrawavoid, bypass, detourcontradict, deny, disown, negatecontrovert, disagree (with), disprove, dispute, rebut, refuteback down, back off, backtrackdisallow, recall, renege, revoke turn one's back on accept, agree (to), approve condone, countenance, swallow, tolerateadopt, embrace, receive, take, welcomeaccede, acquiesce, agree, assent, consentchoose, handpick, selectespouse, support to declare to be morally wrong or evilspent much of her talk reprobating the callous indifference of a materialistic society to the suffering of people in the third world anathematize, censure, condemn, damn, decry, denounce, execrate, reprehend attack, blame, blast, criticize, dis(also diss, slang), dispraise, fault, knock, pan, slambelittle, deprecate, disparagedoom, sentenceconvictblacklist, excommunicate, ostracizecastigate, chastise, rebuke, reprimand, reproachadmonish, chide, reproveberate, lambaste(or lambast), rake, scold, upbraid, vituperatecurse, imprecateabhor, abominate, detest, hate, loathe, revile bless approve, endorse(also indorse), sanctioneulogize, exalt, extol(also extoll), glorify, laud, praiseacclaim, applaud, commend, hail, salute, toutconsecrate, hallow, sanctifyhonor, revere, venerate v.criticize, reprehend, censure, reprobate, condemn, denounce mean to find fault with openly.criticize implies finding fault especially with methods or policies or intentions.criticized the police for using violence reprehend implies both criticism and severe rebuking.reprehends the self-centeredness of today's students censure carries a strong suggestion of authority and of reprimanding.a Senator formally censured by his peers reprobate implies strong disapproval or firm refusal to sanction.reprobated his son's unconventional lifestyle condemn usually suggests an unqualified and final unfavorable judgment.condemned the government's racial policies denounce adds to condemn the implication of a public declaration.a pastoral letter denouncing abortion in the 15th century |