📖 Definitions of "Disrespectful"
adjective
- 1
Lacking respect.
- 2
Irrespective, heedless, regardless
🔄 Synonyms of "Disrespectful"
23 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| impudent | Not showing due respect; bold-faced, impertinent. |
| derisivenoun | Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing. |
| insolentnoun | Rude. |
| scornful | Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous; scathing; withering. |
| jeeringnoun | A mocking utterance. |
| disdainful | Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy. |
| tauntingnoun | Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule. |
| irreverent | Lacking respect; not having or not showing respect for or seriousness towards something that is usually treated with respect; going against conventional precepts. |
| mockingnoun | derisive or contemptuous |
| contemptuous | Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect. |
| contumelious | (archaic, literary) Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; exhibiting an insolent or disdainful attitude. |
| devastating | Causing devastation. |
| witheringnoun | Diminishing rapidly. |
| impious | Lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god. |
| gibelike | Like a gibe. |
| insultingnoun | Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting. |
| aweless | Without fear; fearless, unafraid. |
| annihilating | Causing annihilation; devastating. |
| undeferential | Not showing appropriate respect or courtesy. |
| awless | Archaic form of aweless. [Without fear; fearless, unafraid.] |
| undutiful | Not dutiful. |
| snotty-nosed | Alternative spelling of snot-nosed. [(idiomatic, slang, derogatory) Young and arrogant or conceited.] |
| flipnoun | A maneuver which rotates an object end over end. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Disrespectful"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| respectful | Marked or characterized by respect |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Disrespectful"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| undeferential | Not showing appropriate respect or courtesy. |
| impious | Lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god. |
| irreverent | Lacking respect; not having or not showing respect for or seriousness towards something that is usually treated with respect; going against conventional precepts. |
| awelessnoun | Without fear; fearless, unafraid. |
| contemptuous | Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect. |
| disdainful | Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy. |
| contumelious | (archaic, literary) Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; exhibiting an insolent or disdainful attitude. |
| scornful | Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous; scathing; withering. |
| undutiful | Not dutiful. |
| insulting | Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting. |
| insolent | Rude. |
| impudent | Not showing due respect; bold-faced, impertinent. |
| derisive | Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing. |
| devastating | Causing devastation. |
| jeeringnoun | A mocking utterance. |
| gibelike | Like a gibe. |
| mocking | derisive or contemptuous |
| withering | Diminishing rapidly. |
| taunting | Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule. |
| flip | (UK, informal) Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose. |
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