Synonyms of disdained

disdained 1 of 2

adjective

as in despised

Related Words

• despised
• disliked
• hated
• abhorred
• detested
• loathed
• ignored
• abominated
• execrated
• disfavored
• forgotten
• unfavorite
• unbeloved
• alienated
• abandoned
• estranged

Dissimilar Words

• loved
• favored
• special
• beloved
• cherished
• favorite
• fond
• dear
• admired
• precious
• sweet
• pet
• darling
• appreciated
• revered
• esteemed
• fair-haired
• adored
• white-headed
• relished
• prized
• treasured

disdained

2 of 2

verb

past tense of disdain

as in hated

to show contempt for

disdained the deserter as a coward

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hated
• disrespected
• despised
• scorned
• contemned
• snubbed
• walked over
• looked down (on or upon)
• sniffed (at)
• scouted
• sneezed at
• abhorred
• loathed
• detested
• slighted
• dissed
• disparaged
• snooted
• abominated
• high-hatted
• thumbed one's nose (at)
• belittled
• execrated
• deplored
• looked down one's nose (at)
• frowned (on or upon)
• disapproved (of)
• deprecated
• discountenanced
• disfavored

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• respected
• honored
• valued
• admired
• cherished
• prized
• treasured
• esteemed
• revered
• accepted
• favored
• worshipped
• approved (of)
• lionized
• venerated
• appreciated
• hallowed
• countenanced
• subscribed (to)
• cared (for)
• OK'd

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disdained

Verb

Raised in a household of voracious readers in suburban Philadelphia, her father a professor of Spanish at the University of Pennsylvania and her mother having worked for magazines, Sebold disdained the university’s frat culture. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

Musk has long disdained the norms that the executives who run giant public companies typically embrace. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 3 June 2026

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