contemptuousness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contemptuousness
Noun
  • My relationship with my disease began as one of mutual contempt.
    David Soren, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Delightfully pugnacious contempt for plot and human interest.
    New York Times, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Their remaining team-mates applauded the away enclosure, but many in that section were gesticulating their disdain.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Whores in the Attic gives us Gordon peeping up at three towering Asian succubi who regard her with disdain.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The endorsement comes as Cuomo has lobbed increasingly caustic attacks on Mamdani, equating his criticism of Israel with antisemitism and warning of a city beset by crime, hatred and disorder if his opponent wins.
    Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield hasn't been shy about his hatred of the rival NFL franchise.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Contemptuousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemptuousness. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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