DISESTEEMED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

disesteemed

verb

past tense of disesteem

as in disliked

to hold an unfavorable opinion of a survey showing that both candidates are disesteemed by the majority of eligible voters

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Also, who exactly was mysterious creative adviser and new-ending generator Rospo Pallenberg, besides being roundly disliked?

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Element had a deal to merge with Solstice Advanced Materials , but both shareholder bases disliked the idea, so the companies terminated it last week.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

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Vance also criticized border policy under former President Joe Biden while praising deportations.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
The report was heavily criticized for failing to assign blame or identify specific evacuation failures, but officials have said that wasn’t the goal of the McChrystal Group review.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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