Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for contumelious
Adjective
  • While there may be unhealthy behaviors from both partners involved in an abusive relationship, one person tends to have more control than the other.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • The complaint also alleged that Combs could be physically abusive to her, once stomping on her face and forcing her to hide in a hotel room for a week until her bruises healed.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • The idea that women need to be properly taught how to conceive a child through a government program is a particularly insulting proposal, says Reshma Saujani, the founder and CEO of Moms First.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 22 Apr. 2025
  • But in March, U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle in Tacoma, Wash., ruled for several long-serving transgender military members who say that the ban is insulting and discriminatory and that their firing would cause lasting damage to their careers and reputations.
    Mark Sherman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • MrBeast has garnered a massive fanbase through his videos featuring outrageous stunts and big-money giveaways.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 May 2025
  • Betty, Bob, and Thorgy are all hugely committed and funny, wearing bold New Wave patterns and outrageous hair.
    Barry Levitt, Vulture, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • After the man told the boy to get out of the road, the juvenile responded with cursing and an obscene gesture, the report said.
    Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
  • Stop into any local bakery and ask for their specialty, many of which contain obscene amounts of egg yolks.
    Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Contumelious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contumelious. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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