Antonyms of adj reputable

1 sense of reputable

Sense 1
reputable (vs. disreputable) -- (having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine")

disreputable (vs. reputable) -- (lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance)
        => discreditable -- (tending to bring discredit or disrepute; blameworthy; "his marks were not at all discreditable")
        => discredited, damaged -- (being unjustly brought into disrepute; "a discredited politician"; "her damaged reputation")
        => ill-famed, infamous, notorious -- (known widely and usually unfavorably; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"; "the infamous Benedict Arnold";)
        => louche, shady -- (of questionable taste or morality; "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting")
        => seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, squalid -- (morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal")

Similarity of adj reputable

1 sense of reputable

Sense 1
reputable (vs. disreputable) -- (having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine")
       => esteemed, honored, prestigious -- (having an illustrious reputation; respected; "our esteemed leader"; "a prestigious author")
       => estimable, good, honorable, respectable -- (deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name")
       => redoubtable -- (worthy of respect or honor; "born of a redoubtable family")
       => respected, well-thought-of -- (receiving deferential regard; "a respected family")
       => time-honored, time-honoured -- (acceptable for a long time; "time-honored customs")
          Also See-> honorable#2, honourable#1; respectable#1

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