as in villains
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
a program for rehabilitating hard-core reprobates and turning them into hard-working, law-abiding citizens
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as in rejects
to be unwilling to grant
the board will most likely reprobate the request for parole
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as in refuses
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
without hesitation she reprobated such an indecent idea
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as in denounces
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
spent much of her talk reprobating the callous indifference of a materialistic society to the suffering of people in the third world
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Recent Examples of reprobates
David Weiss, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
They’re typically retired, sitting on pensions and 401(k)s, and may be naive to the techniques favored by con artists and reprobates who run riot on the internet.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
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Unlike Vegas with its cast of reprobates and wackos, this joint is classy and clean and just a wee bit indulgent.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprobates
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Sorkin finds no heroes but also no villains.—
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There’s also a massive leg lumbering in the distance which could be a Sentinel, the gigantic, mutant-hunting robots that are some of X-Men’s most iconic villains.—
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Judge rejects diversion program In November, Yolo Superior Court Judge Paul Richardson rejected Trauernicht’s request to suspend his case and admit him into a mental health diversion program.—
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But Schelling rejects the idea that working in a shop is settling.—
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Swart said the unrest after the shooting underscores why his firm refuses to participate in confrontational activity.—
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The problem is that the show refuses to update its Rolodex.—
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Hamas, which initially accepted the ceasefire text, now denounces the framework as an effort to turn an emergency pause into a permanent security order.—
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One celebrates the beauty and moral uplift of the Sabbath; the other denounces the immorality of the godless in the fiery manner of a tent-revival preacher.—
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For much of his career, Skarsgård has gravitated toward characters who weaponize physical presence — Vikings, tech titans and mythic brutes whose power is immediately legible.—
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Credit to producers Tim Zinnemann and George Linder for selecting a veritable array of brutes to wage battle with Arnold.—
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Despite the demand letter, Daou denies any allegations the family attempted to steal from the park.—
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He is charged with felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery, but denies the allegations.—
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Independent energy analyst Rachel Ziemba, who agrees major oil companies may hesitate, also notes that declines in the price of crude – the raw material for consumer products like gasoline – are often not fully passed on to consumers.—
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As Gustav aims to work his way back into their lives, Nora retreats into isolation as her mental health increasingly declines.—
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By contrast, Eugenia condemns herself to a future of festering tension and fury.—
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The government condemns the reprehensible attack on innocent students and the killing of school officials who were carrying out their noble duty.—
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“Reprobates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprobates. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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