Synonyms for contemptible
kənˈtɛmp tə bəlcon·temptible

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1. contemptibleadjective

   Synonyms:
   despicable

2. contemptibleadjective

   deserving contempt

   Synonyms:
   despicable

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1. contemptible

   Pitiful originally signified full of pity; as, "the Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy," James v, 11; but this usage is now archaic, and the meaning in question is appropriated by such words as merciful and compassionate. Pitiful and pitiable now refer to what may be deserving of pity, pitiful being used chiefly for that which is merely an object of thought, pitiable for that which is brought directly before the senses; as, a pitiful story; a pitiable object; a pitiable condition. Since pity, however, always implies weakness or inferiority in that which is pitied, pitiful and pitiable are often used, by an easy transition, for what might awaken pity, but does awaken contempt; as, a pitiful excuse; he presented a pitiable appearance. Piteous is now rarely used in its earlier sense of feeling pity, but in its derived sense applies to what really excites the emotion; as, a piteous cry. Compare HUMANE; MERCY; PITY.

   Synonyms:
   abject, base, despicable, lamentable, miserable, mournful, moving, paltry, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, sorrowful, touching, woful, wretched

   Antonyms:
   august, beneficent, commanding, dignified, exalted, glorious, grand, great, helpful, lofty, mighty, noble, sublime, superb, superior

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1. contemptible

   Synonyms:
   despicable, mean, vile, pitiful, disreputable, paltry, trifling, trivial

   Antonyms:
   important, grave, weighty, honorable, respectable, venerable

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1. contemptibleadjective

   deserving of contempt or scorn

   Antonyms:
   estimable, admirable

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1. contemptibleadjective

   Synonyms:
   despicable, vile, low, mean, base, pitiful, abject, worthless, paltry, sorry, pitiful

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1. contemptibleadjective

   Synonyms:
   despicable, abject

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1. List of paraphrases for "contemptible":

   despicable, reprehensible, vile, unworthy

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1. William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne:

   You should never assume contempt for that which it is not very manifest that you have it in your power to possess, nor does a wit ever make a more contemptible figure than when, in attempting satire, he shows that he does not understand that which he would make the subject of his ridicule.

2. Letitia James:

   Being poor is not a crime. The actions of the NYPD in this video are appalling and contemptible.

3. W. H. Auden:

   Literary confessors are contemptible, like beggars who exhibit their sores for money, but not so contemptible as the public that buys their books.

4. Ilhan Omar:

   Ignoring the differences between democracies governed by the rule of law and contemptible organizations that engage in terrorism at best discredits one’s intended argument and at worst reflects deep-seated prejudice.

5. Edmund Burke:

   When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.