SHAMEFUL Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word shameful. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SHAMEFUL
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disgraceful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation • (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame | ||||||||
ignominious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame | ||||||||
opprobrious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • expressing offensive reproach • (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame | ||||||||
scandalous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation | ||||||||
abominable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unequivocally detestable • exceptionally bad or displeasing | ||||||||
base | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • installation from which a military force initiates operations • a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries • lowest support of a structure • a place that the runner must touch before scoring • the bottom or lowest part • (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment • a lower limit • the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained • a support or foundation • a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) • any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water • the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed • the most important or necessary part of something • (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place • the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed • the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area • the principal ingredient of a mixture • a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit • (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector adjective satellite • serving as or forming a base • of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) • (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal • not adhering to ethical or moral principles • having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality • illegitimate • debased; not genuine verb • use as a basis for; found on • situate as a center of operations • use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes | ||||||||
contemptible | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • deserving of contempt or scorn | ||||||||
deplorable | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • bad; unfortunate • of very poor quality or condition • bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure | ||||||||
despicable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • morally reprehensible | ||||||||
dishonorable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor • deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive | ||||||||
objectionable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing disapproval or protest • liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to | ||||||||
offensive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • for the purpose of attack rather than defense • causing anger or annoyance • morally offensive • unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses noun • the action of attacking an enemy adjective satellite • violating or tending to violate or offend against • causing or able to cause nausea | ||||||||
reproachful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective | ||||||||
vile | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • morally reprehensible • causing or able to cause nausea | ||||||||
wicked | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • morally bad in principle or practice adjective satellite • having committed unrighteous acts • intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality • naughtily or annoyingly playful • highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | ||||||||
black | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light • of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin noun • the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) • British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799) • popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928) • total absence of light • (board games) the darker pieces • a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today • black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning) adjective satellite • marked by anger or resentment or hostility • offering little or no hope • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin • (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood • extremely dark • harshly ironic or sinister • (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading • distributed or sold illicitly • (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame • (of coffee) without cream or sugar • soiled with dirt or soot verb • make or become black | ||||||||
inglorious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not bringing honor and glory adjective satellite • (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame | ||||||||
shocking | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism • giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation |