contemptuousness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contemptuousness
Noun
  • This containment allows partners to express anger, frustration or hurt without slipping into destructive patterns like contempt, stonewalling or emotional withdrawal.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Rather, state law says they can be held in contempt of court or sued by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office.
    Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Nearby residents include Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, Dan Aykroyd, and John Kerry — as well as another Epstein associate, Alan Dershowitz, who has faced great disdain at the local library.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 16 July 2025
  • Back in June, Offerman responded to conservative media figure Michael Flynn Jr., who used a gif of Ron throwing a computer in a dumpster in a Parks and Rec episode to symbolize his disdain for Pride Month.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • There’s a great tradition in sports of being driven by a fear, or a hatred, of that feeling.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • She’s been feeling so much hatred, so much anger, so much sadness, so much disappointment these last few episodes.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 13 July 2025
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“Contemptuousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemptuousness. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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