What are some opposite words for condescending?
Antonyms for condescending
ˌkɒn dəˈsɛn dɪŋcon·de·scend·ing
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term condescending.
Princeton's WordNet
arch, condescending, patronizing, patronisingadjective
(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
Antonyms:
inferiorSynonyms:
patronizing, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, impish, wicked, implike, puckish, arch, arch(a), patronising
How to use condescending in a sentence?
There’s something condescending about these bans, suggesting people don’t have the ability to make their own decisions.
First, they began berating my tweet, although neither of them had read it; then they began aggressively asking questions about who I went to the range with, whose gun we used, about my father, etc. They were incredibly condescending and rude.
I found the response to be patronizing, condescending and an insult to our intelligence. There definitely was a script and we understand the staffer had to do what he had to do.
Parents don’t like condescending attitudes from their elected officials, especiallyconcerningtheir children’s education, that was the Democrats’strategy in 2021: InsistCriticalRaceTheory wasn’t realand attack parents for believing it was, but layacross therailroad tracks to protect it. Voters are smarter than that.
It was dismissive. Condescending and dismissive, those are the words I characterize in the book.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#15200 | inferior | |
#52724 | condescending |
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