Synonyms for Contemn:

v.
• censure
- be rate
- be rated
- be rates
- be rating
- be-rate
- be-rated
- be-rates
- be-rating
- carped at
- carping at
- carps at
- dis approve
- dis approved
- dis approves
- dis approving
- dis-approve
- dis-approved
- dis-approves
- dis-approving
- ex probate
- ex probated
- ex probates
- ex probating
- ex-probate
- ex-probated
- ex-probates
- ex-probating
- exprobated
- exprobates
- exprobating
- finding fault with
- finds fault with
- found fault with
- gat after
- gets after
- getting after
- got after
- gotten after
- in criminate
- in criminated
- in criminates
- in criminating
- in-criminate
- in-criminated
- in-criminates
- in-criminating
- looked askance
- looking askance
- looks askance
- picked apart
- picking apart
- picks apart
- pulled apart
- pulling apart
- re buff
- re buffed
- re buffing
- re buffs
- re prove
- re proved
- re proves
- re proving
- re-buff
- re-buffed
- re-buffing
- re-buffs
- re-prove
- re-proved
- re-proves
- re-proving
- reads out
- take task
- takes task
- takes to task
- taking task
- taking to task
- tare apart
- tears apart
- took task
- took to task
- up braid
- up braided
- up braids
- up-braid
- up-braided
- up-braiding
- up-braids
• defy
- de feat
- de feats
- de-feat
- de-feats
- flew face of
- flew in face of
- flies face of
- flies in face of
- fly face of
- flying face of
- flying in face of
- hurled defiance at
- hurling defiance at
- hurls defiance at
- made my day
- makes my day
- making my day
- out dare
- out dared
- out dares
- out daring
- out-dare
- out-dared
- out-dares
- out-daring
- outdared
- outdares
- outdaring
- re pulse
- re pulsed
- re pulses
- re pulsing
- re-pulse
- re-pulsed
- re-pulses
- re-pulsing
- sticked fast
- sticks fast
- takes one on
- taking one on
- took one on
- with stand
- with standing
- with stands
- with stood
- with-stand
- with-standing
- with-stands
• demean
- bad mouth
- be littles
- be mean
- be meaning
- be means
- be-little
- be-littles
- be-mean
- be-meaning
- be-means
- bemeaning
- bemeans
- casts down
- cut down size
- cuts down size
- cuts down to size
- cuts rate
- cutting down size
- cutting down to size
- cutting rate
- de base
- de based
- de basing
- de cried
- de cries
- de cry
- de crying
- de grade
- de graded
- de grades
- de grading
- de mean
- de meaning
- de means
- de scend
- de scended
- de scending
- de scends
- de tract
- de tracts
- de-base
- de-based
- de-basing
- de-cried
- de-cries
- de-cry
- de-crying
- de-grade
- de-graded
- de-grades
- de-grading
- de-mean
- de-meaning
- de-means
- de-scend
- de-scended
- de-scending
- de-scends
- de-tract
- de-tracts
- dissed
- disses
- dumping on
- dumps on
- poor mouthed
- poor mouthing
- poor mouths
- poor-mouthed
- poor-mouthing
- poor-mouths
- poormouthed
- poormouthing
- poormouths
• depreciate
- clamored against
- clamoring against
- clamors against
- de fame
- de famed
- de fames
- de faming
- de-fame
- de-famed
- de-fames
- de-faming
- dis counted
- dis countenance
- dis countenanced
- dis countenances
- dis countenancing
- dis counting
- dis counts
- dis credit
- dis credited
- dis crediting
- dis credits
- dis grace
- dis graced
- dis graces
- dis gracing
- dis praise
- dis praised
- dis praises
- dis praising
- dis-counted
- dis-countenance
- dis-countenanced
- dis-countenances
- dis-countenancing
- dis-counting
- dis-counts
- dis-credit
- dis-credited
- dis-crediting
- dis-credits
- dis-grace
- dis-graced
- dis-graces
- dis-gracing
- dis-praise
- dis-praised
- dis-praises
- dis-praising
- re vile
- re-vile
- scoffing at
- scoffs at
- sneered at
- sneering at
- sneers at
- take down peg
- takes down a peg
- takes down peg
- taking down a peg
- taking down peg
- took down a peg
- took down peg
- under estimate
- under estimated
- under estimates
- under estimating
- under rate
- under rated
- under rates
- under rating
- under value
- under valued
- under values
- under valuing
- under-estimate
- under-estimated
- under-estimating
- under-rate
- under-rated
- under-rates
- under-rating
- under-value
- under-valued
- under-values
- under-valuing
• deride
- de ride
- de rides
- de riding
- de-ride
- de-rides
- de-riding
- did a number on
- did number on
- didst a number on
- didst number on
- does a number on
- does number on
- doest a number on
- doest number on
- doeth a number on
- doeth number on
- doing a number on
- doing number on
- dost a number on
- dost number on
- doth a number on
- doth number on
- poohpooh
• disdain
- am allergic to
- are allergic to
- art allergic to
- being allergic to
- is allergic to
- re fuse
- re fused
- re fuses
- re fusing
- re-fuse
- re-fused
- was allergic to
- wast allergic to
- were allergic to
- wert allergic to
• dislike
- am averse to
- am turned off to
- am turned to
- antipathized
- antipathizes
- antipathizing
- are averse to
- are turned off to
- are turned to
- art averse to
- art turned off to
- art turned to
- bare malice toward
- be turned to
- beared malice toward
- bearing malice toward
- bears malice toward
- being averse to
- being turned off to
- being turned to
- bore malice toward
- dis esteem
- dis esteemed
- dis esteeming
- dis esteems
- dis favor
- dis favored
- dis favoring
- dis favors
- dis liked
- dis liking
- dis relish
- dis relished
- dis relishes
- dis relishing
- dis-esteem
- dis-esteemed
- dis-esteeming
- dis-esteems
- dis-favor
- dis-favored
- dis-favoring
- dis-favors
- dis-liked
- dis-liking
- dis-relish
- dis-relished
- dis-relishes
- dis-relishing
- grossedded out on
- grossedding out on
- grosseds out on
- had hard feelings
- had no stomach for
- had no taste for
- haddest hard feelings
- haddest no stomach for
- haddest no taste for
- hadst hard feelings
- hadst no stomach for
- hadst no taste for
- has hard feelings
- has no stomach for
- has no taste for
- hast hard feelings
- hast no stomach for
- hast no taste for
- hath hard feelings
- hath no stomach for
- hath no taste for
- having hard feelings
- having no stomach for
- having no taste for
- is averse to
- is turned off to
- is turned to
- loses interest in
- losing interest in
- lost interest in
- made faces at
- makes faces at
- making faces at
- not appreciated
- not appreciates
- not appreciating
- not endured
- not endures
- not enduring
- not feel liked
- not feel likes
- not feel liking
- objected to
- objecting to
- objects to
- re sent
- re sents
- re-sent
- re-sents
- shuddered at
- shuddering at
- shudders at
- was averse to
- was turned off to
- was turned to
- wast averse to
- wast turned off to
- wast turned to
- were averse to
- were turned off to
- were turned to
- wert averse to
- wert turned off to
- wert turned to
• dismiss
- dis card
- dis carded
- dis carding
- dis cards
- dis missed
- dis missing
- dis-card
- dis-carded
- dis-carding
- dis-cards
- dis-missed
- dis-missing
- kissed off
- kisses off
- kissing off
- laughed away
- laughing away
- laughs away
- laying aside
- re legate
- re legates
- re-legate
- re-legates
- sets aside
• disregard
- Overpassing
- blinked at
- blinking at
- blinks at
- brushed away
- brushes away
- brushing away
- cold shouldered
- cold shouldering
- coldshouldered
- coldshouldering
- coldshoulders
- dis obey
- dis obeyed
- dis obeying
- dis obeys
- dis regard
- dis regarded
- dis regarding
- dis regards
- dis-obey
- dis-obeyed
- dis-obeying
- dis-obeys
- dis-regard
- dis-regarded
- dis-regarding
- dis-regards
- laughed off
- laughing off
- laughs off
- leave out account
- leaved out account
- leaved out of account
- leaves out account
- leaves out of account
- leaving out account
- leaving out of account
- left out account
- left out of account
- let easy
- lets easy
- lets off easy
- lets pass
- letted easy
- letted go
- letted off easy
- letted pass
- letting easy
- letting off easy
- letting pass
- lived with
- lives with
- look other way
- looked other way
- looked the other way
- looking other way
- looking the other way
- looks other way
- looks the other way
- over look
- over looked
- over looks
- over passed
- over passes
- over passing
- over-look
- over-looking
- over-looks
- over-pass
- over-passed
- over-passes
- over-passing
- paid no attention to
- paid no heed to
- paid no mind
- payed no attention to
- payed no heed to
- payed no mind
- paying no attention to
- paying no heed to
- pays no attention to
- pays no heed to
- pays no mind
- shuts eyes to
- shutting eyes to
- takes no notice of
- taking no notice of
- took no notice of
- tuned out
- tunes out
- tuning out
- turned a blind eye
- turned a deaf ear
- turned blind eye
- turned deaf ear
- turning a blind eye
- turning a deaf ear
- turning blind eye
- turning deaf ear
- turns a blind eye
- turns a deaf ear
- turns blind eye
- turns deaf ear
- vilipended
- vilipending
- vilipends
- winking at
- winks at
• emotion
- contemn
• hate
- am disgusted with
- am hostile to
- am loath
- am reluctant
- am repelled by
- am sick of
- am sorry
- are disgusted with
- are hostile to
- are loath
- are reluctant
- are repelled by
- are sick of
- are sorry
- art hostile to
- art loath
- art reluctant
- art repelled by
- art sick of
- art sorry
- bare a grudge against
- bare grudge against
- bear grudge against
- beared a grudge against
- beared grudge against
- bearing a grudge against
- bearing grudge against
- bears a grudge against
- bears grudge against
- being disgusted with
- being hostile to
- being loath
- being reluctant
- being repelled by
- being sick of
- being sorry
- bore a grudge against
- bore grudge against
- can't standing
- can't stands
- can't stood
- cant stand
- cant standing
- cant stands
- cant stood
- downed on
- downing on
- downs on
- feeling malice to
- feels malice to
- felt malice to
- had an aversion to
- had aversion to
- had enough of
- haddest an aversion to
- haddest aversion to
- haddest enough of
- hadst an aversion to
- hadst aversion to
- hadst enough of
- has an aversion to
- has aversion to
- has enough of
- hast an aversion to
- hast aversion to
- hast enough of
- hath an aversion to
- hath aversion to
- hath enough of
- having an aversion to
- having aversion to
- having enough of
- is disgusted with
- is hostile to
- is loath
- is reluctant
- is repelled by
- is sick of
- is sorry
- recoiled from
- recoiling from
- recoils from
- spat up on
- spat upon
- spit up on
- spits up on
- spits upon
- spitted up on
- spitted upon
- spitting up on
- spitting upon
- was disgusted with
- was hostile to
- was loath
- was reluctant
- was repelled by
- was sick of
- was sorry
- wast disgusted with
- wast hostile to
- wast loath
- wast reluctant
- wast repelled by
- wast sick of
- wast sorry
- were disgusted with
- were hostile to
- were loath
- were reluctant
- were repelled by
- were sick of
- were sorry
- wert disgusted with
- wert hostile to
- wert loath
- wert reluctant
- wert repelled by
- wert sick of
- wert sorry
• jeer
- comebacked
- comebacking
- made a crack
- made crack
- make crack
- makes a crack
- makes crack
- making a crack
- making crack
- poked fun
- pokes fun
- poking fun
• look down on
- looked down on
- turn nose at
- turned nose at
- turned nose up at
- turning nose at
- turning nose up at
- turns nose at
- turns nose up at
• mislike
- mis liked
- mis liking
- mis-liked
- mis-liking
Other relevant words:

• defy

• demean

• despise

study at despise

• dislike

• dismiss

• hate

• Other relevant words (noun):

What are the hypernyms for Contemn?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

hypernyms for contemn (as verbs)
- emotion
  look down on.

What are the hyponyms for Contemn?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

hyponyms for contemn (as verbs)
- emotion
  hate, detest.

What are the opposite words for contemn?

Contemn is a verb meaning to despise or look down upon someone or something. The antonyms for contemn are like, appreciate, respect, and value. These words express a positive regard for someone or something, as opposed to the negative connotation of contemn. Like means to find someone or something pleasing or enjoyable. Appreciate means to recognize the value of someone or something. Respect means to hold someone in high regard or esteem. Value means to consider someone or something to be of importance or worth. Using antonyms of contemn shows a positive attitude towards others and promotes empathy and kindness.

What are the antonyms for Contemn?

n.
• noun
- esteem
- honor
- keep
- love
- respect
- wonder
v.
• despise
- admire
- approve
- like
• noun
- accept
- appreciate
- care
- cherish
- countenance
- favor
- hallow
- lionize
- prize
- revere
- subscribe
- treasure
- value
- venerate
- worship

Usage examples for Contemn

I almost contemn a foe so insignificant-Not that he is deficient in bravery, or skill-But what is he?

"Anna St. Ives"

Thomas Holcroft

There is no denying the beauty of the ideal, but there was apparent also a disposition, in contemplating it, to contemn the slow processes of evolution by which Nature commonly attains her ends, and to impose at once, by convention, the methods that commended themselves to the sanguine.

"Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles"

Alfred T. Mahan

Granting, then, that you, her nearest and most responsible relative, do not contemn me for presumption, all else seems to me clear.

"Kenelm Chillingly, Book 8."

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Famous quotes with Contemn

That I grow sour, who only lack delight; That I descend to sneer, who only grieve: That from my depth I should contemn your height; That with my blame my mockery you receive; Huntress and splendour of the woodland night, Diana of this world, do not believe.

Hilaire Belloc

Related words: contempt, disdain, scorn, disdainful, contemptuous, disdainfully

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