Applaudable and Scummy

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Applaudable adjective - Deserving of high regard or great approval.

Usage example: the applaudable goal of working one's way through college

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Scummy is an antonym for applaudable.

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

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Applaudable is an antonym for scummy.

Nearby Words: scummed, scumming

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Scummy and Applaudable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/applaudable/scummy

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