Admirable and Scummy

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Admirable adjective - Deserving of high regard or great approval.

Usage example: it's admirable the way she helps her elderly neighbor with chores and errands every Saturday

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Scummy is an antonym for admirable.

Nearby Words: admire, admiration, admired, admirably, admirer

Scummy adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.

Usage example: the jury was disgusted by the defense attorney's scummy attempt to portray the victim as deserving of what she got

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Admirable is an antonym for scummy in despicable topic.

Nearby Words: scummed, scumming

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