Slighting synonyms and antonyms

slī'tĭng

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abusive
Characterized by improper or wrongful use:
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derisive
Provoking derision; ridiculous
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maligning
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derogatory (related)
Disparaging; belittling:
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opprobrious (related)
The definition of opprobrious is something that is disrespectful or that expresses shame or disgrace.
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deprecatory
Expressing disapproval or criticism.
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depreciative
Tending to depreciate (in value etc.)
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depreciatory
Disparaging; belittling.
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derogative
Tending to derogate; detractive.
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detractive
Tending to detract or draw.
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low
Ranked near the beginning of an ascending series or scale:
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pejorative
Disparaging or derogatory
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uncomplimentary
Not complimentary; derogatory.
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praise (related)
Tending or intending to belittle
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belittling
tending to diminish or disparage
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deprecating
In manner that deprecates; insulting; belittling.
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thinning
Thin means in a slender or narrow way.
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slimming
To lose or cause to lose weight, as by dieting or exercise.
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overlooking
Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly
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neglecting
To pay little or no attention to; fail to heed; disregard:
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lighting
With little weight and few burdens:
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ignoring
Ignore is defined as to deliberately disregard, or to avoid noticing.
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disregarding
To pay little or no attention to
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snubbing
To ignore or behave coldly toward; slight.
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disdaining
To regard or treat as unworthy or beneath one's dignity; specif., to refuse or reject with aloof contempt or scorn
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minimizing
(Computing, graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.
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downgrading
(Meteorology) to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
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discounting
To discount is defined as to mark down the price of something, or to disregard a suggestion or idea because it is unlikely to be true.
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detracting
To reduce the value, importance, or quality of something. Often used with from :
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derogating
(Intransitive) To act in a manner below oneself; to debase oneself. [from 17th c.]
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depreciating
To reduce in value or price
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denigrating
To attack the character or reputation of; speak ill of; defame:
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decrying
To depreciate (currency, for example) by official proclamation or by rumor.
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flattering (antonym)
To praise too much, untruly, or insincerely, as in order to win favor
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complimenting (antonym)
Compliment means to give praise.
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praising (antonym)
To laud the glory of (God, etc.), as in song; glorify; extol
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respecting (antonym)
To abide by an agreement.
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scorning (related)
To regard with scorn; view or treat with contempt
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concerning (related)
To cause anxiety or uneasiness in:
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showing (related)
To bestow; to confer.
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attacking (related)
To apply violent force to someone or something.
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Slighting Sentence Examples

  • The slighting references to it by the Christian fathers are no more an argument against its existence in the primitive church than the similar denunciations by the Jewish prophets of burnt-offerings and sacrifices are any proof that there were no such rites as the offering of incense, and of the blood of bulls and fat of rams, in the worship of the temple at Jerusalem.

  • It was thought at one time that the honour of a nation could only be vindicated by war, though all that had happened was the slighting of its flag, or of its accredited representative, during some sudden ebullition of local feeling.

  • His sermons occasionally created some stir, and on one occasion Elizabeth interrupted his sermon, telling him to stick to his text and cease slighting the crucifix.

  • He returned suddenly in 1289, called home by complaints that reached him as to the administration of justice by his officials, who were slighting the authority of his cousin Edmund of Cornwall, whom he had left behind as regent.

  • In a remarkable speech delivered in 1872, he spoke with great warmth of the slighting of the colonies, saying that "no minister in this country will do his duty who neglects any opportunity of reconstructing as much as possible our colonial empire, and of responding to those distant sympathies which may become the source of incalculable strength and happiness to this island."

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