Synonyms for scorn

verb

1. To treat with scorn

   hold in contempt, despise, disdain; see despise, hate 1.

2. To refuse as a matter of principle

   ignore, flout, defy, spurn, repudiate, reject, turn the back upon, avoid, shun, renounce; see also confute, refuse, refute.

   Antonyms acknowledge*, accept, welcome. See syn. study at despise.despise.