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Contemptible synonyms and antonyms

kən-tĕmp'tə-bəl

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odious
Extremely unpleasant; repulsive:
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despicable
Deserving of contempt or scorn; vile.
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degenerate
(Mathematics) A degenerate case is a limiting case in which a class of object changes its nature so as to belong to another, usually simpler, class.
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mean (related)
Tending toward or characterized by cruelty or violence:
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abject
Cast down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; grovelling; despicable; lacking courage; offered in a humble and often ingratiating spirit. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
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rotten
The definition of rotten is someone or something extremely bad, corrupt, spoiled, unpleasant or decaying.
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worthless
The definition of worthless is having no value.
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wicked (related)
(UK, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) Infested with maggots.
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dishonorable
Without honor, or causing dishonor
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evil
(Computing, programming, slang) undesirable; harmful; bad practice
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hateful
Causing or deserving hate; loathsome; detestable; odious
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infamous
The definition of infamous describes a person who has done terrible things and is known for a bad reputation.
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low
Despicable; lacking dignity; vulgar.
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petty
Relatively worthless or unimportant; trivial; insignificant
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pitiful
Arousing contemptuous pity, as through ineptitude or inadequacy.
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revolting
Engaged in revolt; rebellious
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sad
(Informal) Very bad; deplorable
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scummy
Of, like, or covered with scum
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vile
Cheap; worthless
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wretched
Very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting.
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abhorrent
The definition of abhorrent is something that is disgusting or hated.
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abominable
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [first attested around 1150 to 1350]
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scurvy
The definition of scurvy is an offensive or mean person.
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sneaking
Cowardly, stealthy, underhanded, or furtive
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antipathetic
Opposed in nature or character; antagonistic:
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foul
(Archaic) Ugly; unattractive.
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nasty
Mean or spiteful:
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obnoxious
(Originally) Exposed or liable to injury, evil, or harm
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repugnant
Arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive:
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dishonourable (related)
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reprehensible (related)
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vulgar (related)
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hypocritical (related)
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callous (related)
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contemptuous (related)
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nefarious
Very wicked; villainous; iniquitous
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base
The number that is raised to a particular power in a given mathematical expression. In the expression an, a is the base.
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beggarly
Like or fit for a beggar; very poor, worthless, inadequate, etc.
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cheap
Relatively low in cost; inexpensive or comparatively inexpensive.
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shabby
Dilapidated or deteriorated in condition, especially through neglect; seedy:
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sordid
Squalid; depressingly wretched
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sorry
Worthless or inferior; paltry:
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good (antonym)
Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit.
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worthy (antonym)
Having sufficient worth; deserving:
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respectable (antonym)
Of moderately good quality:
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honorable (antonym)
The definition of honorable is a person with a high position, worthy of respect or with high morals.
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admired (antonym)
despicable, shameful
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admirable (antonym)
Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration.
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filthy
Very unpleasant or disagreeable.
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lousy
The definition of lousy is something poorly done, disgusting or gross.
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estimable (antonym)
The definition of estimable is worthy or deserving of great respect.
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servile (related)
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mendacious (related)
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loved (antonym)
Being the object of love.
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Contemptible Sentence Examples

  • Here he is not just ignorant, he is also contemptible.

  • Everything which retarded the attainment of that end was contemptible in his eyes.

  • The detection of a plot, in which Norfolk was implicated, for the invasion of England by Spain on behalf of Mary, who was then to take him as the fourth and most contemptible of her husbands, made necessary the reduction of her household and the stricter confinement of her person.

  • Many nobles, whose lands had been wasted during the war, flocked to the little capitals to make their way by contemptible court services.

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