Antonyms
admirable commendable creditable laudable meritorious praiseworthyhaft
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryEnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryExamples
- //She is a despicable traitor.
- //even within the prison population, pedophiles are regarded as particularly despicable
First Known Use
1553, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Late Latin despicabilis, from Latin despicari to despisedespicable
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust //even within the prison population, pedophiles are regarded as particularly despicableSynonymsRelated WordsExamples
- //She is a despicable traitor.
- //even within the prison population, pedophiles are regarded as particularly despicable
First Known Use1553, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and EtymologyLate Latin despicabilis, from Latin despicari to despisedespicableadjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms
- arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust //even within the prison population, pedophiles are regarded as particularly despicableSynonymsRelated WordsExamples
- //She is a despicable traitor.
- //even within the prison population, pedophiles are regarded as particularly despicable
First Known Use1553, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and EtymologyLate Latin despicabilis, from Latin despicari to despisedespicableadjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms
- arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust //even within the prison population, pedophiles are regarded as particularly despicableSynonymsRelated WordsExamples
- //She is a despicable traitor.
- //even within the prison population, pedophiles are regarded as particularly despicable
First Known Use1553, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and EtymologyLate Latin despicabilis, from Latin despicari to despisedespicableadjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms
- arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust //even within the prison population, pedophiles are regarded as particularly despicableSynonyms