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100 Best Synonyms for “Shameful”

September 14, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. abhorrent inspiring strong moral disgust
2. abominable extremely bad and morally hateful
3. appalling shockingly bad or disgraceful
4. atrocious shockingly cruel, bad, or disgraceful
5. awful very bad or disgraceful
6. bad morally wrong or unacceptable
7. barbarous cruel, uncivilized, or shocking
8. base morally low or dishonorable
9. blameworthy deserving blame or censure
10. blatant openly and offensively wrong
11. brutal cruel, harsh, or morally shocking
12. callous insensitive in a morally troubling way
13. censurable deserving official or moral criticism
14. condemnable deserving condemnation or strong disapproval
15. contemptible deserving scorn or moral disgust
16. corrupt morally dishonest or depraved
17. crooked dishonest or corrupt
18. cruel causing suffering without moral concern
19. culpable deserving blame for wrongdoing
20. debasing lowering moral character or dignity
21. degrading reducing dignity or moral worth
22. demeaning lowering dignity or self-respect
23. deplorable very bad and deserving condemnation
24. despicable morally vile and deserving contempt
25. discreditable damaging to reputation or respect
26. disgraceful deserving public shame or disapproval
27. disgusting morally repellent or deeply offensive
28. dishonorable lacking honor or moral respectability
29. disreputable having a bad or shameful reputation
30. egregious outstandingly bad or shocking
31. embarrassing causing awkwardness, shame, or discomfort
32. evil profoundly immoral or harmful
33. execrable extremely bad or hateful
34. flagrant shockingly obvious and offensive
35. foul morally offensive or disgusting
36. ghastly shockingly bad or unpleasant
37. glaring obviously and offensively bad
38. gross shockingly obvious or offensive
39. hateful deserving hatred or strong dislike
40. heartless cruel and lacking compassion
41. heinous shockingly wicked or evil
42. horrendous extremely bad or shocking
43. horrible very bad or morally offensive
44. horrid very unpleasant or morally offensive
45. humiliating causing painful embarrassment or shame
46. ignoble not honorable in character or purpose
47. ignominious humiliatingly shameful or dishonorable
48. ill-famed having a bad reputation
49. ill-reputed regarded as disreputable or shameful
50. immoral violating accepted moral standards
51. indefensible impossible to justify or defend
52. inexcusable too bad to be justified
53. infamous famous for disgrace or wickedness
54. lamentable regrettably bad or disgraceful
55. loathsome arousing hatred or disgust
56. low morally mean or dishonorable
57. mean petty, unkind, or dishonorable
58. miserable contemptibly poor or inadequate
59. monstrous shockingly evil or outrageous
60. morally offensive offending moral standards or feelings
61. morally wrong wrong by ethical standards
62. nasty morally unpleasant or offensive
63. notorious known for bad or shameful reasons
64. odious extremely hateful or morally offensive
65. outrageous shockingly unacceptable or offensive
66. outré bizarrely improper or shocking
67. pathetic contemptibly inadequate or shameful
68. pitiful contemptibly poor or inadequate
69. poor inferior, inadequate, or regrettable
70. rank grossly offensive or shameful
71. regrettable unfortunate and deserving regret
72. repellent morally disgusting or offensive
73. reprehensible deserving strong blame or criticism
74. reproachable deserving blame or criticism
75. repugnant causing strong dislike or disgust
76. revolting causing intense disgust or moral outrage
77. rotten morally bad or corrupt
78. scandalous causing public outrage or shame
79. seamy sordid or disreputable in character
80. shabby mean, unfair, or dishonorable
81. shocking causing strong moral surprise or outrage
82. sinful morally wrong, especially religiously
83. sleazy cheap, sordid, or disreputable
84. sordid dirty, selfish, or morally shameful
85. squalid morally sordid or degraded
86. terrible very bad or morally troubling
87. treacherous shamefully disloyal or deceitful
88. ugly morally offensive or unpleasant
89. unacceptable not morally or socially tolerable
90. unbecoming inappropriate and damaging to dignity
91. undignified lacking proper dignity or respectability
92. unethical violating moral or professional principles
93. unforgivable too wrong to be forgiven
94. unpardonable impossible to excuse or forgive
95. unseemly improper or inappropriate in conduct
96. vicious deliberately cruel or violent
97. vile extremely morally bad or disgusting
98. wicked morally very wrong or evil
99. wretched very bad, poor, or disgraceful
100. wrong morally or socially improper

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