Disdainful Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭs-dān'fəl

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Synonyms for Disdainful

scornful
Filled with or showing scorn or contempt
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contemptuous
Manifesting or feeling contempt; scornful.
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dismissive
Showing disregard, indicating rejection, serving to dismiss.
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arrogant
Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt for others.
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contumelious
(Archaic, literary) Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; insolent or disdainful.
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haughty
Having or showing great pride in oneself and disdain, contempt, or scorn for others; proud; arrogant; supercilious
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imperious
The definition of imperious is someone or something that is domineering and demanding, without any justification or right.
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lordly
Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.
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overbearing
Acting in a dictatorial manner; arrogant; domineering
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prideful
(Chiefly Scotland, North America) Full of pride; haughty, arrogant.
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sniffy
Disposed to showing arrogance or contempt; haughty.
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swaggering
(comparative more swaggering, superlative most swaggering)
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insulting
Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.
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Antonyms for Disdainful

esteemable
Worthy of esteem; estimable.
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praising
scornful
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favoring
scornful
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loving
Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate.
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respectful
Full of or characterized by respect; showing deference or dutiful regard
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Words Related to Disdainful

indifferent
Not particularly good or bad, large or small, right or wrong, etc.; fair, average, etc.
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proud
Feeling or showing justifiable self-respect:
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respect
Showing scorn and disrespect toward (someone or something)
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Disdainful Sentence Examples

  • In fact, he says, "It had left me somewhat disdainful of the process."

  • In 1997, Microsoft was so disdainful of federal bureaucrats that it created a Web site specifically to keep regulators at bay.

  • Also openly disdainful derrick lee 's pursuit had a dream.

  • Los angeles center trump is saying also openly disdainful.

  • Who the "flint-hearted Lycia" may be, to whom the poet seems to allude as his own disdainful mistress, is unknown; indeed, the record of Ford's private life is little better than a blank.

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