Applaudable and Wretched

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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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Wretched is an antonym for applaudable.

Wretched adjective - Extremely unsatisfactory.

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Applaudable is an antonym for wretched.

Nearby Words: wretch, wretchedly

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

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