Pejorative Synonyms and Antonyms

pĭ-jôrə-tĭv, -jŏr-, pĕjə-rātĭv, pējə-

Words Related to Pejorative

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

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Pejorative Sentence Examples

  • Using pejorative words to describe young people makes them feel less important.

  • The pejorative overtones of the lecture made the students feel terrible.

  • Some medical terms were clearly pejorative and have since been abandoned.

  • The word clumsy has a pejorative meaning.

  • The pejorative term "wasteland" is proposed to be replaced by the term "urban commons."

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