1
as in terrible
extremely unsatisfactory
her execrable singing finally brought a complaint from the neighbors
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2
as in poor
of low quality
another souvenir shop selling execrable knickknacks manufactured in some foreign sweatshop
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3
as in vile
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency
a sordid murder case that was covered with execrable excess by the newspaper tabloids and cable news outlets
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Recent Examples of execrable
The working conditions in those factories, often staffed by children, were execrable; the horror stories that emerged, of mangled limbs and bodies, eventually helped encourage reform.
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Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2023
My grandfather purchased it—along with a sweet fake Renoir and an execrable Modigliani—while living in Buenos Aires in the early Sixties.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Mar. 2022
Get this execrable liar out of Congress.
—Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 16 May 2022
Here are a handful of quick Thesaurus pulls to help paint a picture of how the unit played: unpropitious, cataclysmic, demoralizing, execrable.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2023
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Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2023
My grandfather purchased it—along with a sweet fake Renoir and an execrable Modigliani—while living in Buenos Aires in the early Sixties.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Mar. 2022
Get this execrable liar out of Congress.
—Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 16 May 2022
Here are a handful of quick Thesaurus pulls to help paint a picture of how the unit played: unpropitious, cataclysmic, demoralizing, execrable.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for execrable
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And both situations can, of course, be traced directly to the same source: years of terrible leadership by the commissioners and university presidents that end up hurting the athletes — and passing the cost of doing business onto the fans.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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But to add to what is at stake, former Chelsea head coach Graham Potter, who struggled to win the crowd over during a terrible seven months in charge in 2022-23, is returning as the opposition’s manager for the first time since he was sacked.—
Simon Johnson,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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Though Osbourne had a farewell tour set to begin in 2023, he was forced to cancel the shows due to poor health.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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Lopetegui was eventually sacked on January 8, having failed to fix West Ham’s poor form.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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This is due to Emilia Pérez lead Karla Sofía Gascón’s highly offensive and frankly vile tweets unearthed from several years back, which first emerged late last week.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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The verdict: Its flavor was nothing short of despicably vile, which made Orly’s nail-biting polish both a gift and a curse along my journey to end my bad habit.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
30 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile the parents had suffered years of horrible harassment and death threats from Jones’ followers.—
Rochelle Eastman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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His death was so horrible that people still don’t talk about it.—
Julie Seabaugh,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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The cheapest ticket on the resale market was $153 but it was located nearly on top of the arena.—
Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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After paying, customers might receive a cheap, non-functional plastic device, or sometimes nothing at all.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
2 Feb. 2025
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The trailers show the girls in both the past and present timelines growing increasingly unhinged and the writers have promised us that this season will only get nastier.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
1 Feb. 2025
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After a week of nasty weather across Florida, the business of launching rockets got back on track Monday afternoon.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2025
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Gigi Rodriguez The impact of affirming parents Spencer: That's awful.—
Spencer Macnaughton,
Them,
1 Feb. 2025
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Finally, there’s an interminably long Golden Girls sketch with Acacia (who is fine but not actually funny) and Lydia (who is awful).—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
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Switch to store brands Over the decades, store brands have evolved from inferior generics into private-label offerings that compete with name brands on quality and price.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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Despite Qorvo’s excellent product portfolio and competitiveness with peers Broadcom and Skyworks Solutions, the company’s gross and operating margins have been inferior.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Execrable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execrable. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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