as in arrogance
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disdainfulness
Noun
-
Needless to say there was no second date, and, eventually though painfully, my own arrogance had some of its rough edges worn down.
-
In Episode 3, Harris discussed the early arrogance of the founding fathers who made proposals for America's independence and questioned who was entitled to freedom.
Noun
-
There’s a snobbishness to that kind of comment, which doesn’t make any sense to me.
Noun
-
Love this imperiousness aimed at doctors from a hospital bed.
Noun
-
However, in the wrong hands, being silent can signal disdain and superciliousness.
Noun
-
Pearl revels in wickedness, presenting a literary world in which a successful writer’s haughtiness is both encouraged and rewarded.
Noun
-
And yet, the collateral damage that self-assertion can cause is also considered — women are not forgotten in the picture.
-
What these markets share is a lower tolerance for self-assertion without validation.
Noun
-
Or at least movies about soccer can, engaging with themes of race and gender, ego, hubris, economics, politics, fandom, the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat — as well as, of course, unadulterated athleticism.
-
And yet his self-confidence was a kind of hubris.
Noun
-
But Flynn also oozes sniveling self-righteousness while hotly defending and petitioning for childhood innocence (amusing hints emerge that the daughter is a somewhat lazy and dim underachiever).
-
But where the stalker remains self-deluded to the end, Jack’s self-righteousness is tinged with self-awareness.
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Disdainfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disdainfulness. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
