ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsRreprobate
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reprobate
Meaning: an immoral person who deserves strong disapproval
reprobate in a sentence
How reprobate is used in real sentences:
The novel's charming reprobate deceives nearly everyone he meets.
The governor denounced the corrupt official as a reprobate unfit for public trust.
“Theo privately called him a reprobate after learning that he had concealed two earlier complaints about excessive drilling.”
— from the passage The Tremor Above
“Dorian called the absent props master a reprobate and demanded his dismissal, though the man's only offense was attending his daughter's graduation.”
— from the passage The Chair at Center Stage
“Professor Elias Norr gave a pontifical lecture insisting that only a reprobate could doubt his reading, as if moral condemnation could replace proof.”
— from the passage The Disputed Leaves
Synonyms for reprobate
Other words for reprobate — scoundrel, rogue and villain — carry the same meaning.
- scoundrel
- rogue
- villain
Antonyms of reprobate
Words that mean the opposite of reprobate:
- saint
- paragon
- hero
Where it comes from
From Latin reprobare, meaning 'to reject or condemn.'
Memory hook
REPROBATE sounds like 'reject bad': a reprobate is condemned for bad conduct.