Entry Word: contempt

Function: noun

Meaning: open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of oneʼs concern or respect <my undying contempt for people who abuse animals>

Synonyms despite, despitefulness, disdain, scorn

Related Words abhorrence, abomination, execration, hate, hatred, loathing; cattiness, hatefulness, invidiousness, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, malignancy, malignity, meanness, spite, spitefulness; aversion, disgust, distaste, horror, odium, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion; animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, enmity, grudge, hostility, jealousy, pique, resentment; bile, jaundice, rancor, spleen, venom, virulence, vitriol

Near Antonyms acceptance, tolerance; adoration, veneration, worship; affection, fondness, liking

Antonyms admiration, esteem, regard, respect