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Synonyms for Scornful:
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adj.
• contemptuous- Ridiculing ,
- abusive ,
- antipathetic ,
- deprecative ,
- derisive ,
- disdainful ,
- disparaging ,
- dog it ,
- flippant ,
- hardnosed ,
- insulting ,
- mocking ,
- satirical ,
- hard-nosed ,
- temperamental .
- Over-bearing ,
- high handed ,
- high mighty ,
- in solent ,
- in-solent ,
- know it all ,
- more biggety ,
- more bragging ,
- more cold shoulder ,
- more cold-shoulder ,
- more coldshoulder ,
- more know it all ,
- more know-it-all ,
- more swaggering ,
- most biggety ,
- most bragging ,
- most cold shoulder ,
- most cold-shoulder ,
- most coldshoulder ,
- most know it all ,
- most know-it-all ,
- most swaggering ,
- over bearing ,
- peremptory ,
- pre sumptuous ,
- pre-sumptuous ,
- puffed up ,
- self important ,
- selfimportant ,
- smartier ,
- smartiest ,
- sniffier ,
- sniffiest ,
- snootiest ,
- up pity ,
- up-pity .
- ill humored ,
- ill-humored ,
- illhumored ,
- more ill humored ,
- more ill-humored ,
- more illhumored ,
- more snarling ,
- more splenetic ,
- more vinegary ,
- most crabbed ,
- most ill humored ,
- most ill-humored ,
- most illhumored ,
- most snarling ,
- most splenetic ,
- most vinegary ,
- short tempered ,
- shorttempered ,
- snappish ,
- splenetic .
- mis anthropic ,
- mis anthropical ,
- mis-anthropic ,
- mis-anthropical ,
- more ironic ,
- more misanthropical ,
- most misanthropical ,
- un believing ,
- un-believing ,
- wry .
- Gally ,
- flippest ,
- gallier ,
- galliest ,
- more out of line ,
- more out-of-line ,
- more taunting ,
- most out of line ,
- most out-of-line ,
- most taunting ,
- smartalecky .
- de crying ,
- de grading ,
- de meaning ,
- de precatory ,
- de rogatory ,
- de-crying ,
- de-grading ,
- de-meaning ,
- de-precatory ,
- de-rogatory ,
- dis honoring ,
- dis-honoring ,
- fault finding ,
- more aspersing ,
- more belittling ,
- more decrying ,
- more demeaning ,
- more detracting ,
- more dishonoring ,
- more maligning ,
- more minimizing ,
- more reproachful ,
- more vilifying ,
- most aspersing ,
- most belittling ,
- most decrying ,
- most demeaning ,
- most detracting ,
- most dishonoring ,
- most maligning ,
- most minimizing ,
- most reproachful ,
- most vilifying ,
- un favorable ,
- un flattering ,
- un-favorable ,
- un-flattering .
- de spiteful ,
- de-spiteful .
- hoity toity ,
- hoitytoity ,
- over weening ,
- over-weening ,
- re served ,
- re-served ,
- stuckup .
- bent out shape ,
- dis pleased ,
- dis-pleased ,
- ex asperated ,
- ex-asperated ,
- huffy ,
- in censed ,
- in huff ,
- in-censed ,
- miffed ,
- more bugged ,
- more exasperated ,
- more fuming ,
- more piqued ,
- more po'd ,
- more pod ,
- more riled ,
- most bugged ,
- most exasperated ,
- most fuming ,
- most piqued ,
- most po'd ,
- most pod ,
- most riled ,
- po'd ,
- up arms ,
- up-set .
Other synonyms:
- disregard ,
- indifferent .
- flip .
- contempt ,
- rebellious ,
- scorn .
- lip .
Other relevant words:
- abhorrent ,
- abject ,
- acerb ,
- acerbic ,
- acid ,
- acidic ,
- acidulous ,
- acrid ,
- acrimonious ,
- affected ,
- arrant ,
- atrocious ,
- audacious ,
- aweless ,
- awful ,
- barefaced ,
- biting ,
- bitter ,
- black ,
- blatant ,
- bold ,
- brazen ,
- bumptious ,
- calumniatory ,
- calumnious ,
- captious ,
- carping ,
- caustic ,
- censorious ,
- clannish ,
- cliquish ,
- complacent ,
- complete ,
- conceited ,
- condemnatory ,
- condescending ,
- conspicuous ,
- contemn ,
- contemptible ,
- critical ,
- cruel ,
- cutting ,
- cynic ,
- damning ,
- defamatory ,
- degrading ,
- demeaning ,
- denigrating ,
- denigrative ,
- denigratory ,
- denunciative ,
- denunciatory ,
- deprecatory ,
- depreciative ,
- depreciatory ,
- derision ,
- derogative ,
- despise ,
- despised ,
- despising ,
- detractive ,
- disgraceful ,
- disrespect ,
- egotistical ,
- egregious ,
- exclusive ,
- facetious ,
- flagitious ,
- flagrant ,
- flattering ,
- foul ,
- frivolous ,
- glaring ,
- grand ,
- grandiose ,
- gross ,
- harsh ,
- heinous ,
- hifalutin ,
- highfalutin ,
- hoity-toity ,
- ignominious ,
- imperious ,
- incisive ,
- inconsiderate ,
- infamous ,
- inglorious ,
- injurious ,
- Abjuratory ,
- Affronting ,
- Aspersive ,
- Castigatory ,
- Cavilling ,
- Chaffing ,
- Contemptuousness ,
- Declinatory ,
- Decrying ,
- Despisedness ,
- Detractory ,
- Disdained ,
- Exaggerating ,
- Hudibrastic ,
- Light-hearted ,
- Maligning ,
- Objurgatory ,
- Scurrile ,
- arrogant ,
- belittling ,
- cavalier ,
- contumelious ,
- cynical ,
- defiant ,
- derisory ,
- derogatory ,
- despicable ,
- despiteful ,
- dismissive ,
- disrespectful ,
- feel contempt for ,
- frumpish ,
- haughty ,
- high hat ,
- high-handed ,
- hypercritical ,
- indignant ,
- insolent ,
- invective ,
- invidious ,
- ironical ,
- irreverent ,
- jocular ,
- la-de-da ,
- la-di-da ,
- lah-di-dah ,
- libellous ,
- lofty ,
- lordly ,
- malefic ,
- malevolent ,
- malicious ,
- malign ,
- monstrous ,
- mordant ,
- nasty ,
- nefarious ,
- neglect ,
- not mind ,
- notorious ,
- obvious ,
- offensive ,
- offhand ,
- on high horse ,
- on one's high horse ,
- open ,
- opprobrious ,
- out-and-out ,
- outrageous ,
- overbearing ,
- overweening ,
- pass by ,
- patronizing ,
- pejorative ,
- poisonous ,
- polite ,
- pompous ,
- presumptuous ,
- pretentious ,
- prideful ,
- proud ,
- putting on airs ,
- rank ,
- regal ,
- rejective ,
- renunciative ,
- reprehensible ,
- respect ,
- respectful ,
- satiric ,
- scandalous ,
- scathing ,
- scurrilous ,
- self-important ,
- self-satisfied ,
- shallow ,
- shameful ,
- shameless ,
- shocking ,
- slanderous ,
- slight ,
- slighting ,
- smug ,
- sneering ,
- sniffy ,
- snobbish ,
- snobby ,
- snooty ,
- snotty ,
- sour ,
- spiteful ,
- spoofing ,
- stern ,
- stuck-up ,
- stuffy ,
- supercilious ,
- superficial ,
- superior ,
- swaggering ,
- swelled-headed ,
- swollen-headed ,
- taunting ,
- thersitical ,
- thoughtless ,
- toffee-nosed ,
- toplofty ,
- treacherous ,
- trenchant ,
- uncomplimentary ,
- unserious ,
- uppish ,
- uppity ,
- utter ,
- vain ,
- vainglorious ,
- venomous ,
- vicious ,
- villainous ,
- virulent ,
- vituperative ,
- withering ,
- wounding .
- bent out of shape ,
- biggety ,
- burned up ,
- cold-shoulder ,
- coldshoulder ,
- contemptuous ,
- flipper ,
- highhanded ,
- in a huff ,
- jeering ,
- misanthropical ,
- on an ego trip ,
- on ego trip ,
- out of line ,
- out-of-line ,
- reproachful ,
- sarcastic ,
- sardonic ,
- scoffing ,
- seeing red ,
- smart alecky ,
- snarky ,
- stuck up ,
- up set ,
- vinegary ,
- weisenheiming .
- dim .
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What are the hypernyms for Scornful?
Other hypernyms:
contemptuous, derisive, disdain, disdainful, mocking.
What are the opposite words for scornful?
Antonyms for the word "scornful" include respectful, admiring, approving, praising, and approving. Scornful refers to a feeling of contempt or derision towards someone or something that is deemed unworthy. Respectful on the other hand connotes a feeling of admiration and esteem. Admiring is another antonym for scornful which is the opposite of feeling contempt or derision. Approving suggests having a favorable opinion of someone or something while praising conveys a feeling of acclaim, commendation or acclamation. Lastly, approbatory again suggests approval or favorable opinion, rather than contempt or derision. All of these antonyms highlight the opposite meanings of scornful, indicating different degrees of honor and reverence.
What are the antonyms for Scornful?
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adj.
• considerate- like a sport ,
- like sport ,
- un selfish ,
- un-selfish .
- in brown study ,
- in tent ,
- more pondering ,
- more reflecting ,
- most pondering ,
- most reflecting ,
- pondering .
Usage examples for Scornful
Famous quotes with Scornful
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I was taught by professors who had done their schooling in the 1930s. Most of them were scornful of, even hated, big business.
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No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.
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'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.'
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People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel.
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He had not yet learned that the only safe male rebuke to a scornful female is to stay away from her - especially if that is what she desires.
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