Execrable and Righteous

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Execrable adjective - Not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency.

Usage example: a sordid murder case that was covered with execrable excess by the newspaper tabloids and cable news outlets

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Righteous is an antonym for execrable.

Nearby Words: execration, execrated, execrably, execrating

Righteous adjective - Conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue.

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Execrable is an antonym for righteous.

Nearby Words: right, righteousness, rightly

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