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contempt

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of contempt

open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect

my undying contempt for people who abuse animals

Synonyms of contempt

contemptuousness, despisement, despite, despitefulness, disdain, misprision, scorn

Words Related to contempt

abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, hate, hatred, loathing, lovelessness

cattiness, hatefulness, invidiousness, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, malignancy, malignity, meanness, spite, spitefulness

aversion, disgust, distaste, horror, odium, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion

animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, enmity, gall, grudge, hostility, jealousy, pique, resentment

bile, jaundice, rancor, spleen, venom, vindictiveness, virulence, vitriol

aspersion, belittlement, deprecation, depreciation, detraction, diminishment, disparagement

derision, mockery, ridicule

abuse, invective, vituperation

censure, condemnation, denunciation

Near Antonyms of contempt

acceptance, tolerance

adoration, adulation, deference, deification, glorification, idolatry, idolization, lionization, reverence, veneration, worship

affection, fancy, fondness, liking, love

Antonyms of contempt

admiration, esteem, estimation, favor, regard, respect

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