Synonyms of disparaged

disparaged

verb

past tense of disparage

as in dismissed

to express scornfully one's low opinion of

disparaged polo as a sport for the idle rich

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissed
• diminished
• minimized
• criticized
• denigrated
• belittled
• decried
• derogated
• discounted
• denounced
• depreciated
• disliked
• bad-mouthed
• condemned
• deprecated
• trashed
• dissed
• trash-talked
• dumped on
• ran down
• cried down
• talked down
• scolded
• discredited
• played down
• wrote off
• poor-mouthed
• vilipended
• abused
• put down
• maligned
• kissed off
• slandered
• vilified
• disapproved (of)
• censured
• defamed
• disgraced
• discommended
• traduced
• reprehended
• ripped
• slurred
• reprobated
• aspersed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praised
• applauded
• extolled
• lauded
• acclaimed
• exalted
• approved
• magnified
• recommended
• endorsed
• favored
• glorified
• sanctioned
• commended
• complimented
• countenanced
• eulogized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disparaged

In recent months, the president has frequently disparaged Obama’s South Side Chicago presidential library, posting on Truth Social on June 13 an edited picture of its campus turned into a tent camp and the main building depicted as a trash can. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Pro-Cleveland newspapers disparaged Halpin’s character and ran reports that Blaine’s wife was pregnant before they were married. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 June 2026

By the way they’re subtly disparaged for not being financially irresponsible to declare their fanaticism. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 13 June 2026

There, Artan was hoisted onto shoulders to the cheers of the crowd, a symbol of national pride in a country often disparaged on the world stage. — Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 10 June 2026

Many of these Catholic newcomers, fleeing famine and persecution, were disparaged as poor, illiterate and superstitious. — Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026

The county civil grand jury concluded the school board canceled the contract based on a misrepresentation of the facts, failed to act in students’ best interest, disparaged the school community and took actions that were supposed to be handled by district staff. — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026

Specifically, the manner in which Alfonsi’s work and objectivity was disparaged with the very public pulling of her CECOT piece. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 May 2026

Generals are often disparaged for preparing to fight the last war. — George F. Will, Washington Post, 27 May 2026