as in despised
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to show contempt for
disdained the deserter as a coward
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Recent Examples of disdained
Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
In Sondheim’s body of work, Okrent searches for the autobiographical resonances that Sondheim himself mostly disdained.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Because that man is going out of his way to remind everyone why, exactly, he is universally disdained.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Even if the 23rd French president’s time behind bars is cut short, the sound of any jailhouse door hitting him in the rear would be a sweet one for the many, many who disdained his right-wing politics and spectacular thirst for attention.
—Alexandra Marshall, Air Mail, 1 Nov. 2025
Verb
At his behest Aurangzeb—who disdained poetry—sent agents across India and Persia to assemble a literary circle befitting her.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
In Sondheim’s body of work, Okrent searches for the autobiographical resonances that Sondheim himself mostly disdained.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Because that man is going out of his way to remind everyone why, exactly, he is universally disdained.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Even if the 23rd French president’s time behind bars is cut short, the sound of any jailhouse door hitting him in the rear would be a sweet one for the many, many who disdained his right-wing politics and spectacular thirst for attention.
—Alexandra Marshall, Air Mail, 1 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disdained
Adjective
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Smith had slapped Chris Rock onstage at the Academy Awards, and was suddenly one of the most despised actors in America.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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This is a despised company right now.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That’s at least in part because the primary treatment for the disorder–a continuous positive airway pressure machine, or CPAP, that forces air down a wearer’s throat–is hated by most who use it.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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And then my dad hated to see their son struggling in their life.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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The British prime minister is only marginally less disliked by Britons, with his net favorability of minus 48 one of the worst since YouGov started tracking this metric in the 1970s.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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The 1991 Gulf War was a stunning victory for the United States military, which has colored its assumptions about what conventional war—as opposed to counterinsurgency, a mission unwanted and disliked—should look like.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Don’t think for a moment Dubas won’t feel the heat in Pittsburgh if Penguins fans believe Malkin, Letang or Crosby is disrespected in any manner at the conclusion of their careers.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Bugles are very disrespected these days.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
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While some painters might feel scorned for being passed over for so long, Lovelace O’Neal said that her late-career recognition was in some ways a blessing.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
13 May 2026
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Jones also trumpeted his goal to phase out Georgia's income tax, but an ambitious cut withered after being scorned by Kemp, who is wrapping up his final term in office, and state House Republicans.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Disdained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disdained. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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