as in stooped
to descend to a level that is beneath one's dignity
I wouldn't deign to answer that absurd accusation
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Recent Examples of deigned
My sister Shannon has not deigned to discuss this – or anything else – with me in over two years.
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Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Iranian movies have been among the treasures of world cinema long before the Oscars deigned to take notice, of course, and also before the Islamic Revolution installed the current regime, in 1979.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
An empty mount later seen attached to the doorframe appears to match one deigned for a Google product.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Iranian movies have been among the treasures of world cinema long before the Oscars deigned to take notice, of course, and also before the Islamic Revolution installed the current regime, in 1979.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
An empty mount later seen attached to the doorframe appears to match one deigned for a Google product.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deigned
stooped
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The waiter stooped, took the knife from my hand, leaned close, and cut a delicate line down the spine.—
Kendra Atleework,
Longreads,
12 Mar. 2026
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Twain, of course, never stooped to fart jokes or hunchback gags in pursuit of a giggle.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Deigned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deigned. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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