CONDESCENDED Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

condescended

verb

past tense of condescend

as in stooped

to descend to a level that is beneath one's dignity I will not condescend to answer the sore loser's charge that I cheated in order to win the race

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rose

as in patronized

to assume or treat with an air of superiority wealthy people who tend to be condescending toward their poor relations

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Recent Examples of condescended That is, until she’s condescended by her chic coworker Emily (Emily Blunt), admonished by Miranda, and given a makeover by Runway art director Nigel (Stanley Tucci). —

Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026 Susannah Fullerton on the French Writer’s Feline Muses La Chatte condescended to live with Colette (Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette), born in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, France, in 1873, died in Paris, 1954, novelist, actress and journalist. —

Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for condescended

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Winger Aron Winter pulled back the cross, and Bergkamp stooped to head home their third of the game.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Even the Celtics wouldn’t have stooped so low as to try to enact a ban on an opposing team’s fans.

— Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026