🔄 Synonyms of "Contemptuous"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| scornful | Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous; scathing; withering. |
| disdainful | Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy. |
| disrespectful | Lacking respect. |
| insultingnoun | Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Contemptuous"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| disdainful | Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy. |
| scornful | Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous; scathing; withering. |
| insulting | Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting. |
| disrespectful | Lacking respect. |
| derogatory | Disparaging. |
| despicable | Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean. |
| deplorable | Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched. |
| dire | Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing. |
| appalling | Extremely unfavorable; terrible. |
| terrible | Very unpleasant; disagreeable. |
| derisory | Laughable, ridiculous, especially due to being small, inadequate, or low-quality; provoking derision. |
| dismissive | Showing disregard, indicating rejection, serving to dismiss. |
| derisivenoun | Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing. |
| sneeringnoun | Contemptful, mocking. |
| snidenoun | Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way. |
| disparagingnoun | Insulting, ridiculing. |
| mockingnoun | derisive or contemptuous |
| sardonic | Scornfully mocking or cynical. |
| haughty | Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious. |
| supercilious | Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty. |
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