Laudable and Wretched

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Laudable adjective - Deserving of high regard or great approval.

Usage example: you showed laudable restraint in dealing with that ridiculously demanding customer

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Wretched is an antonym for laudable.

Nearby Words: laud, laudation, lauded, laudatory, laudably

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

Usage example: a wretched lie

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Laudable is an antonym for wretched.

Nearby Words: wretch, wretchedly

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Wretched and Laudable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/laudable/wretched

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