truly horrible and hateful, making you feel disgust
- Similar:
- horrible
- Opposite:
- admirable
Advanced level · 11+ exam standard
contemptible
adjective
deserving to be looked down on because it is so mean or shameful
His contemptible lie hurt his friend.
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extremely bad, horrible or unpleasant
- Similar:
- horrible
- Opposite:
- delightful
strong public praise and approval
- Similar:
- praise
- Opposite:
- condemnation
a special honour or award given as praise
- Similar:
- award
well enough, or in a way that is good enough
- Similar:
- enough
- Opposite:
- inadequately
harmful or not helpful to what you want to happen
- Similar:
- harmful
- Opposite:
- beneficial
extremely bad, cruel or shocking
- Similar:
- terrible
- Opposite:
- admirable
not as planned, or twisted to one side
- Similar:
- wrong
- Opposite:
- correct