Reverse Dictionary: REPUTABLE

ADJECTIVES
► CRAZED impaired, damaged; ruined in estate, bankrupt; of cracked reputation → 1600 obs.
► CREDENT having credit or repute → a1616 obs.
► DEFAMELESS free from discredit or reproach; of good repute, reputable → 1888
► FAIR excellent, admirable; good, desirable; noble, honourable; reputable → c1225 obs.
► ILL-NAMED of bad repute; misnamed → 1891 Sc.
► ILL-SEEN possessing a bad reputation, unpopular → 1886 Sc.
► MUCKLE-WORTH of great value or reputation → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► NAMELY noted, noteworthy, famed for some attribute or accomplishment, of good repute → 1815 Sc.
► PUTATITIOUS supposed; reputed; imaginary → 1654 obs.

ADVERBS
► PUTATITIOUSLY supposedly; by repute only → 1660 obs.
► UP THE POLE in favour or good repute; strait-laced → 1890 military sl., obs.

NOUNS
► BLACK EYE a lowered status or reputation; something that will injure one’s prestige → c1900 US sl.
► CRACKING damaging of credit, reputation, etc.; a flaw; also, financial breakdown → 1587
► CREANCE credit, reputation → c1330 obs.
► FACE reputation, standing → 1876 UK sl.
► ILL-NAME a bad name, a bad reputation → 1853 Sc.
► IZZAT ► IZZUT honour, reputation, credit, prestige → 1857
► JACKET a bad reputation → 1930s US criminal sl.
► ODOUR (good or bad) repute, favour, estimation → 1847
► SMEAR CAMPAIGN a plan to discredit someone or something, or to destroy a reputation by means of smears → 1938

NOUNS – PERSON
► SQUARE PIECE a girl of good reputation → 1916 sl. (Bk.)
► SQUARE PUSHER a girl of good reputation → 1902 sl.
► WHORE-CHASER a man of low reputation → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)

PHRASES
► GIVE A DOG A BAD NAME AND HANG HIM a bad reputation once acquired is very difficult to lose → 1751
► GIVE A DOG AN ILL NAME AND HANG HIM a bad reputation once acquired is very difficult to lose → 1766 obs.

VERBS
► LACE ONE’S COAT WITH GOLD to embellish one’s reputation → 1960 Amer. dial.
► PULL SOMEONE’S COAT to expose someone’s reputation or activities → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)
► PULL SOMEONE’S COVERS to expose someone’s reputation or activities → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)
► QUEER of a person: to spoil the reputation of; to spoil someone’s efforts or opportunities → 1910s US sl.
► SMEAR to attempt to discredit a reputation, etc. → 1549 colloq., orig. US