look down (on or upon)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for look down (on or upon)
Verb
  • Kleinfeld disdains the concept of work-life separation.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Even Netflix’s content factory is now licensing the very YouTube creators whom audiences once disdained as amateurs.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 17 July 2025
Verb
  • Your husband overreacted and disrespected you, slapping food and mocking you.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Even though many media members and fans have disrespected him by calling him a game manager, Hurts has continued to make plays.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There are Jews who believe that non-Jews have always hated Jews and always will.
    Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Lies that confuse children, encourage self-destruction, and teach Americans to hate their own country have been allowed to flourish — tearing apart the very fabric of our society.
    Carolyn McKinney, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Dreyfusards, his defenders, were largely liberal supporters of the secular, democratic Republic; the anti-Dreyfusards were mostly Roman Catholic reactionaries who despised everything the modern state represented.
    Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • This alone was enough to ensure they were despised by others.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Look down (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20down%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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