despicableness

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noun

The quality of being despicable

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meannessvilenessworthlessnessbasenesssordidnesscontemptibilitydespicability
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Meanings

noundespicableness (usually uncountable, plural despicablenesses)

plural despicablenesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality of being despicable

    Synonyms: meanness, vileness, worthlessness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality of being despicable

Similar
meannessvilenessworthlessness

More synonyms by meaning

noununworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values

Similar
basenesssordidnesscontemptibilitydespicability
Broader
unworthiness
Also see
basenesscontemptibilitydespicabilitysordidness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From despicable + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

despicableness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despicableness

MLA

“despicableness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despicableness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “despicableness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despicableness.

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