reprobate

3 synonyms and 2 antonyms for reprobate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Adj — Thrown away as having no value.

Synonyms

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depraved perverted perverse

Synonyms by Meaning

1. adj

Thrown away as having no value.

depraved perverted perverse

2. adj

(religion) Turned away by God because of sin.

Opposites

elect

3. adj

Behaving badly, with no morals or principles.

“The reprobate criminal sneered at me.”

Opposites

conscientious

Etymology

First attested in c. 1425, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English reprobat(e) (“condemned, damned”, also used as the past participle of reprobaten), borrowed from Latin reprobātus (“disapproved, rejected, condemned”), perfect passive participle of reprobō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun was der...

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