condescending 1 of 2

condescending

2 of 2

verb

present participle of condescend
1
as in stooping
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

2
as in cutting
to assume or treat with an air of superiority wealthy people who tend to be condescending toward their poor relations

Synonyms & Similar Words

Examples of condescending in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
In the new Netflix series Wrestlers, streaming now, the showrunners and performers behind the scrappy Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) lean into the condescending critique and willingly pull back the curtain on the reality behind one of society’s most surreal art forms. Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023 Its battery is dead, but that doesn’t stop him from being very condescending to Gabbie (who is paying him $2,000 for his time). Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023 The Taskforce urges that any legislative or regulatory steps taken to deprive marginal consumers of access to small- dollar loan products be grounded in sound economic theory and empirical evidence and not in unfounded and condescending stereotypes of the consumers who use these products. John Fund, National Review, 16 May 2021 Attitude is everything in such matters, and, where Irvin had made a New Yorker in the unlikely image of a condescending Regency beau, Glaser consolidated all the pizzazz and aggressive irreverence of the Madison Avenue manner into a handful of department headings and fonts. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for condescending 

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'condescending.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Thesaurus Entries Near condescending

Cite this Entry

“Condescending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condescending. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.

More from Merriam-Webster on condescending

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!