despicable

1. 1.

   morally reprehensible

   “would do something as despicable as murder”

   “ugly crimes”

   “the vile development of slavery appalled them”

   “a slimy little liar”

   Synonymsuglyvileslimyunworthyworthlesswretched

   Similarevil

Questions about despicable

What does despicable mean?

despicable means "morally reprehensible".

How many syllables are in despicable?

despicable has 4 syllables: de-spic-a-ble. The stress falls on "spic". In IPA it is /dɪˈspɪkəbəl/.

What is another word for despicable?

Close synonyms include ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is despicable a common word?

despicable is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.