Nefarious and Reputable

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Nefarious adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.

Usage example: the chaste heroines and nefarious villains of old-time melodramas

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Reputable is an antonym for nefarious.

Reputable adjective - Having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge.

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Nefarious is an antonym for reputable.

Nearby Words: reputation, repute, reputed, reputably

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Reputable and Nefarious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nefarious/reputable

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