reprobate

1 of 3

noun

: an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel, rogue

Cemeteries were seldom placed on the north side of a church, which, if used for burial at all, was reserved for unbaptized children, criminals, reprobates and suicides.

Rosemary Ellen Guiley

reprobate

2 of 3

adjective

: morally corrupt : depraved

: foreordained to damnation

: of, relating to, or characteristic of a reprobate

reprobate conduct

: expressing or involving reprobation

archaic : rejected as worthless or not standing a test : condemned

reprobate

3 of 3

verb

rep·ro·bate ˈre-prə-ˌbāt How to pronounce reprobate (audio)

reprobated; reprobating

transitive verb

: to condemn strongly as unworthy, unacceptable, or evil

reprobating the laxity of the age

: to refuse to accept : reject

: to foreordain to damnation

reprobative

ˈre-prə-ˌbā-tiv How to pronounce reprobate (audio)

adjective

reprobatory

ˈre-prə-bə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce reprobate (audio)

adjective

Synonyms

Noun

baddie
baddy
beast
brute
caitiff
devil
evildoer
fiend
heavy
hound
knave
meanie
meany
miscreant
monster
nazi
no-good
rapscallion
rascal
rogue
savage
scalawag
scallywag
scamp
scapegrace
scoundrel
varlet
villain
wretch

Adjective

corrupt
debased
debauched
decadent
degenerate
degraded
demoralized
depraved
dissipated
dissolute
jackleg
libertine
loose
perverse
perverted
rakehell
rakehelly
rakish
sick
unclean
unwholesome
warped

Verb

decline
deny
disallow
disapprove
negative
nix
refuse
reject
withhold

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Example Sentences

Noun a program for rehabilitating hard-core reprobates and turning them into hard-working, law-abiding citizens Adjective a reprobate judge who could be bribed, and often with astonishing ease Verb the board will most likely reprobate the request for parole without hesitation she reprobated such an indecent idea

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The key to this gaslighting reprobate is that the group has become distracted.

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 July 2022 This era of the Rolling Stones is the look every band strived for less than a decade later, when every unwashed reprobate on the Sunset Strip embraced the unkempt hair look that turned into glam rock.

Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 10 June 2022 Jack is variously described and self-described as a ne’er-do-well, a reprobate, a black sheep and a scoundrel.

Sam Sacks, WSJ, 25 Sep. 2020 Today’s Rand movement is full of transgressors and reprobates.

Alexander Sammon, The New Republic, 14 Aug. 2019 Joann Jimenez described reprobates as people who have been rejected by God.

Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2019 Get our daily newsletter The scandal over Harvey Weinstein’s treatment of women, and over the other reprobates exposed in his wake, is changing Hollywood irrevocably.

The Economist, 1 Mar. 2018 Baseball catches just a handful of reprobates each year.

Michael Powell, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2017

Adjective

Batiste is not a reprobate minstrel like late-night regular Lil Nas X; yet the weakness of both is held in equivalent esteem by the cultural mainstream.

Armond White, National Review, 6 Apr. 2022 That’s when Regina’s sardonic sister (Wanda Skyes, the show’s co-creator) steps in and lets him and his reprobate pals have it.

Jeanne Jakle, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Apr. 2021 For reference, consider the late, reprobate Southwest Conference.

Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2020 While Brussels often pulls its punches on enforcing the rules, the stigma of being a fiscal pariah can be enough to rattle financial markets and push reprobate countries into compliance.

Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019 Bryan Cranston gets wild as a free-spirited, reprobate bar owner.

Chris Ball, cleveland.com, 4 Feb. 2018

Verb

Some of it was the sheer allure of mischief-making, the unrepentant reprobate being more compelling than the nice guy.

Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2021 Lemme hear from you reprobates who bet the rent money and lost.

Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 28 Oct. 2019 See More

reprobates 1 of 2

noun

plural of reprobate

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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brutes
criminals
offenders
devils
savages
monsters
scoundrels
beasts
miscreants
wretches
rascals
rapscallions
thugs
bandits
scalawags
nazis
rogues
gangsters
knaves
scamps
assassins
varlets
losers
evildoers
crooks
baddies
meanies
scallywags
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no-goods
hounds
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blackguards
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scapegraces
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felons
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snakes
convicts
outlaws
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ruffians
vipers
jailbirds
malefactors
hoodlums
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hooligans
racketeers
serpents
cads
perps
cutthroats
rowdies
lowlifes
bravoes
villainesses
heels
toughs
desperados
cons
goons
lowlives
stinkers
roughs
gunmen
bravos
trash
ne'er-do-wells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

saints
angels
heroes
innocents

reprobates

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of reprobate

as in rejects

to be unwilling to grant the board will most likely reprobate the request for parole

Synonyms & Similar Words

rejects
denies
refuses
declines
disapproves
negatives
disallows
withholds
vetoes
forbids
proscribes
nixes
bans
enjoins
checks
rebuffs
repels
prohibits
keeps
curbs
restrains
spurns
restricts
constrains
represses
hinders
holds
balks (at)
obstructs
impedes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

permits
grants
lets
allows
supplies
furnishes
provides
affords
concedes
gives
agrees (to)
okays
licenses
consents (to)
commissions
authorizes
accedes (to)
assents (to)
warrants
acquiesces
vouchsafes
sanctions
licences
OKs
accords

as in refuses

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to without hesitation she reprobated such an indecent idea

Synonyms & Similar Words

rejects
refuses
declines
disputes
passes
turns down
denies
disapproves
vetoes
disputes
repudiates
scouts
ignores
throws over
denies
negatives
avoids
deselects
spurns
throws out
withdraws
dismisses
forbears
forbids
passes up
balks (at)
shoots down
nixes
rebuffs
scorns
proscribes
disdains
blows off
gainsays
overrules
abjures
disavows
sticks
turns one's back on
disowns
detours
prohibits
renounces
recants
retracts
recalls
forswears
refutes
controverts
backs down
contradicts
reneges
bypasses
unsays
foreswears
backs off
takes back
disproves
revokes
disallows
disagrees (with)
disclaims
negates
backtracks
refrains (from)
abstains (from)
rebuts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

agrees (to)
accepts
approves
swallows
tolerates
countenances
adopts
condones
receives
embraces
welcomes
takes
agrees
chooses
acquiesces
consents
assents
selects
supports
espouses
accedes
handpicks

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

denounces
condemns
criticizes
attacks
blames
anathematizes
reprehends
convicts
execrates
censures
damns
decries
faults
sentences
excommunicates
pans
ostracizes
rakes
dispraises
blacklists
hates
disparages
dooms
abominates
upbraids
deprecates
blasts
vituperates
scolds
admonishes
chastises
rebukes
detests
knocks
belittles
reprimands
slams
berates
curses
reviles
chides
imprecates
castigates
loathes
reproves
abhors
reproaches
disses
lambastes
lambasts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

approves
sanctions
endorses
indorses
praises
blesses
exalts
glorifies
salutes
lauds
commends
sanctifies
eulogizes
hails
applauds
extols
honors
touts
extolls
consecrates
acclaims
reveres
hallows
venerates

单词	reprobates
释义	reprobate 1 of 3 noun : an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel, rogue Cemeteries were seldom placed on the north side of a church, which, if used for burial at all, was reserved for unbaptized children, criminals, reprobates and suicides. Rosemary Ellen Guiley reprobate 2 of 3 adjective 1 a : morally corrupt : depraved b : foreordained to damnation 2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of a reprobate reprobate conduct 3 : expressing or involving reprobation 4 archaic : rejected as worthless or not standing a test : condemned reprobate 3 of 3 verb rep·ro·bate ˈre-prə-ˌbāt reprobated; reprobating transitive verb 1 : to condemn strongly as unworthy, unacceptable, or evil reprobating the laxity of the age 2 : to refuse to accept : reject 3 : to foreordain to damnation reprobative ˈre-prə-ˌbā-tiv adjective reprobatory ˈre-prə-bə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective Did you know? The original reprobates were hardened sinners who had fallen from God's grace. In time, their name was used outside of religious contexts for any person who behaves in a morally wrong way. In Late Latin, reprobare means "to disapprove" or "to condemn." Synonyms Noun baddie baddy beast brute caitiff devil evildoer fiend heavy hound knave meanie meany miscreant monster nazi no-good rapscallion rascal rogue savage scalawag scallywag scamp scapegrace scoundrel varlet villain wretch Adjective corrupt debased debauched decadent degenerate degraded demoralized depraved dissipated dissolute jackleg libertine loose perverse perverted rakehell rakehelly rakish sick unclean unwholesome warped Verb decline deny disallow disapprove negative nix refuse reject withhold See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun a program for rehabilitating hard-core reprobates and turning them into hard-working, law-abiding citizens Adjective a reprobate judge who could be bribed, and often with astonishing ease Verb the board will most likely reprobate the request for parole without hesitation she reprobated such an indecent idea Recent Examples on the Web Noun The key to this gaslighting reprobate is that the group has become distracted. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 July 2022 This era of the Rolling Stones is the look every band strived for less than a decade later, when every unwashed reprobate on the Sunset Strip embraced the unkempt hair look that turned into glam rock. Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 10 June 2022 Jack is variously described and self-described as a ne’er-do-well, a reprobate, a black sheep and a scoundrel. Sam Sacks, WSJ, 25 Sep. 2020 Today’s Rand movement is full of transgressors and reprobates. Alexander Sammon, The New Republic, 14 Aug. 2019 Joann Jimenez described reprobates as people who have been rejected by God. Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2019 Get our daily newsletter The scandal over Harvey Weinstein’s treatment of women, and over the other reprobates exposed in his wake, is changing Hollywood irrevocably. The Economist, 1 Mar. 2018 Baseball catches just a handful of reprobates each year. Michael Powell, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2017 Adjective Batiste is not a reprobate minstrel like late-night regular Lil Nas X; yet the weakness of both is held in equivalent esteem by the cultural mainstream. Armond White, National Review, 6 Apr. 2022 That’s when Regina’s sardonic sister (Wanda Skyes, the show’s co-creator) steps in and lets him and his reprobate pals have it. Jeanne Jakle, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Apr. 2021 For reference, consider the late, reprobate Southwest Conference. Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2020 While Brussels often pulls its punches on enforcing the rules, the stigma of being a fiscal pariah can be enough to rattle financial markets and push reprobate countries into compliance. Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019 Bryan Cranston gets wild as a free-spirited, reprobate bar owner. Chris Ball, cleveland.com, 4 Feb. 2018 Verb Some of it was the sheer allure of mischief-making, the unrepentant reprobate being more compelling than the nice guy. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2021 Lemme hear from you reprobates who bet the rent money and lost. Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 28 Oct. 2019 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English, from Late Latin reprobatus, past participle of reprobare — more at reprove First Known Use Noun 1592, in the meaning defined above Adjective 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4 Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 reprobates 1 of 2 noun plural of reprobate 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 Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance villains brutes criminals offenders devils savages monsters scoundrels beasts miscreants wretches rascals rapscallions thugs bandits scalawags nazis rogues gangsters knaves scamps assassins varlets losers evildoers crooks baddies meanies scallywags fiends heavies no-goods hounds sinners blackguards perpetrators scapegraces trespassers lawbreakers felons transgressors snakes convicts outlaws caitiffs wrongdoers desperadoes ruffians vipers jailbirds malefactors hoodlums culprits hooligans racketeers serpents cads perps cutthroats rowdies lowlifes bravoes villainesses heels toughs desperados cons goons lowlives stinkers roughs gunmen bravos trash ne'er-do-wells Antonyms & Near Antonyms saints angels heroes innocents reprobates 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of reprobate 1 as in rejects to be unwilling to grant the board will most likely reprobate the request for parole Synonyms & Similar Words rejects denies refuses declines disapproves negatives disallows withholds vetoes forbids proscribes nixes bans enjoins checks rebuffs repels prohibits keeps curbs restrains spurns restricts constrains represses hinders holds balks (at) obstructs impedes Antonyms & Near Antonyms permits grants lets allows supplies furnishes provides affords concedes gives agrees (to) okays licenses consents (to) commissions authorizes accedes (to) assents (to) warrants acquiesces vouchsafes sanctions licences OKs accords See More 2 as in refuses to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to without hesitation she reprobated such an indecent idea Synonyms & Similar Words rejects refuses declines disputes passes turns down denies disapproves vetoes disputes repudiates scouts ignores throws over denies negatives avoids deselects spurns throws out withdraws dismisses forbears forbids passes up balks (at) shoots down nixes rebuffs scorns proscribes disdains blows off gainsays overrules abjures disavows sticks turns one's back on disowns detours prohibits renounces recants retracts recalls forswears refutes controverts backs down contradicts reneges bypasses unsays foreswears backs off takes back disproves revokes disallows disagrees (with) disclaims negates backtracks refrains (from) abstains (from) rebuts Antonyms & Near Antonyms agrees (to) accepts approves swallows tolerates countenances adopts condones receives embraces welcomes takes agrees chooses acquiesces consents assents selects supports espouses accedes handpicks See More 3 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 Synonyms & Similar Words denounces condemns criticizes attacks blames anathematizes reprehends convicts execrates censures damns decries faults sentences excommunicates pans ostracizes rakes dispraises blacklists hates disparages dooms abominates upbraids deprecates blasts vituperates scolds admonishes chastises rebukes detests knocks belittles reprimands slams berates curses reviles chides imprecates castigates loathes reproves abhors reproaches disses lambastes lambasts Antonyms & Near Antonyms approves sanctions endorses indorses praises blesses exalts glorifies salutes lauds commends sanctifies eulogizes hails applauds extols honors touts extolls consecrates acclaims reveres hallows venerates See More
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reprobate

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