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Synonyms for contempt
kənˈtɛmptcon·tempt

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English Synonyms and Antonyms2.9 / 7 votes

  1. contemptnoun

    Synonyms:
    abhorrence, antipathy, aversion, dislike, hatred, loathing, repugnance

    Antonyms:
    esteem, esteem, estimate, estimation, favor, regard, respect

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. contempt, disdain, scorn, despitenoun

    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

    "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"

    Synonyms:
    patronage, scorn, condescension, disdain, despite, disrespect

  2. contempt, disrespectnoun

    a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous

    Synonyms:
    scorn, discourtesy, disdain, despite, disrespect

  3. contempt, scornnoun

    open disrespect for a person or thing

    Synonyms:
    scorn, disdain, despite, disrespect

  4. contemptnoun

    a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body

    Synonyms:
    scorn, disdain, despite, disrespect

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. contemptnoun

    Synonyms:
    disdain, scorn, mockery, derision, contumely, disregard, slight, mean opinion

  2. contemptnoun

    Synonyms:
    shame, disgrace

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. contemptnoun

    Synonyms:
    disdain, scorn, contumely, derision, detestation, disgrace, reproach

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "contempt":

    disdain, disregard, scorn, defiance, disrespect, outrage, flouting, insult, derision

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#2813despite
#13325hatred
#17209contempt
#17397dislike
#17766insult
#18414disregard
#20114outrage
#20514defiance
#26436patronage
#29456aversion
#31846loathing
#34727scorn
#36196disrespect
#37610disdain
#66496derision
#78152antipathy
#84637condescension
#103154abhorrence
#125223flouting
#143011repugnance
#246599discourtesy

How to use contempt in a sentence?

  1. Willie Flowers:

    This is just political posturing that nobody needs right now, if the governor's going to do something, he should with his power as governor look at the many broken systems based on the same type of vitriol, contempt, hatred, that caused the murders of these gentlemen. Every system that has been broken, as the governor of Maryland, he alone can change all of it.

  2. Margaret Mead:

    The contempt for law and the contempt for the human consequences of lawbreaking go from the bottom to the top of American society.

  3. Hillary Clinton:

    It was incredibly arrogant. The level of disregard, even contempt of the Congress's role was unmistakable.

  4. United States:

    I have been imprisoned since October 7, 2016. During this time the Turkish government has produced no proof and has rebuffed numerous attempts by the American government to secure my return to the United States, in fact they are treating the United States government with contempt and paying no price for it.

  5. Albert Camus:

    The aim of art, the aim of a life can only be to increase the sum of freedom and responsibility to be found in every man and in the world. It cannot, under any circumstances, be to reduce or suppress that freedom, even temporarily. No great work has ever been based on hatred and contempt. On the contrary, there is not a single true work of art that has not in the end added to the inner freedom of each person who has known and loved it.


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  • احتقار, ازدراءArabic
  • пренебрежение, неуважение, презрениеBulgarian
  • ponížení, opovržení, despekt, pohrdání, přezíráníCzech
  • Beamtenbeleidigung, Verachtung, Blamage, Schande, MißachtungGerman
  • desgracia, desprecio, desacato, desdén, deshonra, vergüenzaSpanish
  • تحقیرPersian
  • kunniattomuus, halveksinta, ylenkatseFinnish
  • outrage, méprisFrench
  • בוזHebrew
  • निंदाHindi
  • fyrirlitning, óvirðingIcelandic
  • disprezzoItalian
  • בוזHebrew
  • 侮辱, 軽蔑, 侮蔑Japanese
  • ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರKannada
  • പുച്‌ഛംMalayalam
  • minachting, verachtingDutch
  • foraktNorwegian
  • obraza, pogarda, lekceważeniePolish
  • desprezo, desdém, contempto, desacatoPortuguese
  • презрение, пренебрежение, бесчестие, позор, неуважениеRussian
  • nadutost, nadmenost, prezrivost, prezirSerbo-Croatian
  • missnöje, misshag, missaktning, förakt, avsmakSwedish
  • அவமதிப்புTamil
  • ดูถูกThai
  • küçümsemekTurkish
  • nestümVolapük
  • 鄙視Chinese

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