Antonyms for contempt
kənˈtɛmptcon·tempt

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.9 / 7 votes

1. contemptnoun

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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Discourtesy
   • Disobedience
   • Disrespect
   • Law

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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

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1. contemptnoun

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

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. honored

   being thinked of very highly

   we were honored with the queen's presence.

   Submitted by rinat on December 13, 2015  

How to use contempt in a sentence?

1. J. William Galbraith:

   Familiarity may breed contempt in some areas of human behavior, but in the field of social ideas it is the touchstone of acceptability.

2. Jamie Raskin:

   The rationale for empowering the committees to hold people in contempt is we will be able to save floor time for prescription drug reform and health care and the Equality Act and the Dream Act, so we will be able to both play offense on public policy while we're defending the Constitution.

3. Jerry Nadler:

   I am pleased that we have reached an agreement to review at least some of the evidence underlying the Mueller report -- including interview notes, first-hand accounts of misconduct, and other critical evidence -- and that this material will be made available without delay to members on both sides of the aisle, as a result, I see no need to resort to the criminal contempt statute to enforce our April 19 subpoena, at least for now, so long as Justice Department upholds Justice Department end of the bargain.

4. Christopher Mattei:

   It seems to us that Alex Jones has made a deliberate decision that Alex Jones would rather suffer the contempt of court rather than expose Alex Jones to deposition.

5. Henry Louis Mencken:

   The only cure for contempt is countercontempt.

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