Thesaurus
disdain
Synonyms and Antonyms of disdain
- showing undisguised disdain for the other employees
abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, hate, hatred, loathing, lovelessness
cattiness, hatefulness, invidiousness, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, malignancy, malignity, meanness, spite, spitefulness
aversion, disgust, distaste, horror, odium, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion
animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, enmity, gall, grudge, hostility, jealousy, pique, resentment
bile, jaundice, rancor, spleen, venom, vindictiveness, virulence, vitriol
aspersion, belittlement, deprecation, depreciation, detraction, diminishment, disparagement
disdain
Synonyms and Antonyms of disdain
- disdained the deserter as a coward
look down one's nose (at), sneeze at, thumb one's nose (at), walk over
cherish, prize, treasure, value
hallow, revere, venerate, worship
accept, appreciate, approve (of), care (for), countenance, favor, OK (or okay), subscribe (to)
Synonym Discussion of disdain
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- despises cowards
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- contemns the image of women promoted by advertisers
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- scorns the very thought of retirement
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- disdained popular music
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