derogative

intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value since “housewife” is now regarded by some as a derogative word, designations such as “stay-at-home mom” have emerged Synonyms of derogative belittling, contemptuous, decrying, degrading, demeaning, denigrative, denigratory, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, derisory, derogatory, detractive, disdainful, disparaging, pejorative, scornful, slighting, uncomplimentaryWords Related to derogative aspersing, calumnious, defamatory, insulting, libelous (or libellous), maligning, slandering, slanderous, vilifying; abusive, opprobrious, scurrilous; catty, cruel, despiteful, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, spiteful, unkind, virulent; critical, denunciative, denunciatory; acrimonious, bitter, envious, jaundiced, jealous, rancorous, resentful; acrid, caustic, scathing, venomousNear Antonyms of derogative admiring, adulatory, applauding, approving, friendly, positive; appreciative, respectful; kind, kindhearted, kindly, sympathetic, unmalicious, warm, warmheartedAntonyms of derogative commendatory, complimentary, laudative, laudatory