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

Obviously designed to give LSU an advantage by adding more physically advanced and developed players, that tactic was immediately disparaged by opposing coaches, NFL coaches and, more importantly, the SEC itself. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Never mind that she will be disparaged if her lips remain plain or her lashes lack the necessary coat of mascara, that caterpillar thickness. — Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026

One side of his sign disparaged women and invoked slavery, listing women alongside animals, cars and land as property, according to the report. — Mike Schell, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 27 Aug. 2026

Kelly Osbourne isn’t holding back after Dee Snider disparaged her dad, the late Ozzy Osbourne, in a recent social media rant. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 14 Aug. 2026

And at a White House cage fight, a former first lady was brazenly disparaged. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

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