disparagingly

adverb

Definition of disparaginglynext
as in negatively

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Recent Examples of disparagingly The craze has even spawned knockoffs, disparagingly known as Lafufu. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 24 Mar. 2026 Trump wrote, referring disparagingly to its defense capabilities under Denmark. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026 Fatsis quotes a Britannica editor comparing Wikipedia, disparagingly, to a public rest room—a comparison that’s not entirely wrong. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025 He's also talked disparagingly about Baltimore in recent days. — Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disparagingly
  1. negatively
  2. unfavorably
  3. disapprovingly
  4. cynically
  5. critically
  6. guardedly
  7. warily
Adverb
  • While plenty of changes can enhance your home’s value, there are just as many that can negatively impact it.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 20 July 2026
  • But when people react negatively, someone must have twisted her words.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of negatively
Adverb
  • Novo also pointed to an ad campaign Lilly ran comparing Ozempic unfavorably with Lilly’s Mounjaro, accusing the campaign of comparing a high dose of Mounjaro to a lower dose of Ozempic, despite a higher dose being FDA approved.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Gallup has found that most Americans continue to view socialism unfavorably, though Democrats express more positive attitudes than Republicans.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 13 July 2026
Definition of unfavorably
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  • The same goes for her father when there’s no sign of pregnancy and the judgy women at church start clucking disapprovingly.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Rosenbury notes disapprovingly that there was a petition to rescind Kirk’s invitation.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Definition of disapprovingly
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  • That argument is sometimes made cynically, by people who’d rather no money were given to anyone for any reason at all.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • There will be those who willfully or cynically refuse to see it that simply.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of cynically
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  • The director has established himself as this century’s preëminent Hollywood filmmaker, the rare working artist whose catalogue is as commercially indomitable as it is critically lauded.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 22 July 2026
  • Well past Squid Game, extremely high-quality content has emerged from the country to land as hits, critically, viewership-wise or both.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of critically
Adverb
  • The tall, garrulous 72-year-old county commissioner is guardedly patriotic.
    — Susan Bence, NPR, 4 July 2026
  • San Diego faces economic challenges in the coming year, but one expert is guardedly optimistic about efforts to address affordability and the potential benefits of artificial intelligence.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of guardedly
Adverb
  • Beijing, meanwhile, is warily eying Japan’s bolstering of its defense capabilities.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 5 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, those students newly entering college are warily eyeing computer science.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Definition of warily

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