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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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reprobates

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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

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2
as in refuses
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to without hesitation she reprobated such an indecent idea

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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

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Recent Examples of reprobates
Noun
Unlike Vegas with its cast of reprobates and wackos, this joint is classy and clean and just a wee bit indulgent. — David Weiss, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 They’re typically retired, sitting on pensions and 401(k)s, and may be naive to the techniques favored by con artists and reprobates who run riot on the internet. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprobates
  1. villains
  2. rejects
  3. refuses
  4. denounces
  5. brutes
  6. denies
  7. declines
  8. condemns
Noun
  • The ’90s were an era of event villains, characters who came preinstalled with their own company-wide impact.
    — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Anthony Hopkins has played villains and popes, presidents and dictators, titans of literature and comic book kings.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of villains
Verb
  • Ogunyemi rejects the notion that encouragement is merely a soft leadership practice that can’t be connected to measurable business outcomes.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But Hamas has linked the surrender of its heaviest weapons to the creation of a Palestinian state, something Israel’s current government rejects.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of rejects
Verb
  • In the series, Kevin's owners divorce, and Kevin refuses to take a side, leading him to a pet rescue with odd and hilarious side quests.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
  • That could come in handy with kids, pets or anything else that refuses to pose for you.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of refuses
Verb
  • As the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises proceed, North Korea denounces them as invasion rehearsals, launches missiles and vows stronger deterrence, even as analysts say scaling back drills could weaken long-term allied readiness.
    — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The project denounces Haiti’s justice system through the story of a woman imprisoned for years without trial and later judged not by law, but by scripture.
    — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of denounces
Noun
  • These brutes commonly exceed 50 pounds.
    — Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
  • In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-​skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-​skinned developing world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of brutes
Verb
  • Miller denies that and says the gun fell from his sweatshirt pocket and got hit in the commotion.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Communication with officials The letter denies the three friends at any point lied to authorities about Wells’ disappearance.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of denies
Verb
  • Even as Rumours declines, none of the drops connected with the set are especially dramatic.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Understand that viewership already declines considerably when both are absent.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of declines
Verb
  • Each side condemns the other while defending its own exceptions to fiscal discipline.
    — Carolyn Bourdeaux, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Based on a Joseph Conrad story, the period drama follows two officers in Napoleon’s army (Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel) whose minor quarrel condemns them to 15 years of repeatedly trying to kill each other.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
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