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despicable

/dɪˈspɪkəbəl/adjective4 syllables

Despicable means: morally reprehensible.

Synonyms for despicable15

adjective, as in morally reprehensible

ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretched, evil

also used for despicable

mean, contemptible, obscene, wicked, abject, filthy, base, beggarly

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What does despicable mean?1

adjective

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morally reprehensible“would do something as despicable as murder”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Despicable in a sentence

  • They pretend to be sanctimonious but, in fact, they are hypocrite and despicable.arh
  • Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.AsliAbbasi
  • He conceals a despicable heart behind his smile.turnips
  • Despicable means used to achieve laudable goals render the goals themselves despicable.Hybrid
  • Killing people while they pray is the most despicable thing imaginable.shekitten
  • How despicable do you have to be to do something like this?mutskt
  • James is a despicable excuse for a human being.Amastan
  • I can't stand him. He's nothing more than a despicable, compulsive liar.DJ_Saidez

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