LOOK DOWN (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

look down (on or upon)

verb

Definition of look down (on or upon)

as in to disdain

to show contempt for I am tired of the way they look down on us like we aren't good enough for them

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Other liberal economists disdain labor share as a useful metric, or see it as a distraction from sober policy analysis.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
In this sense, Mehring’s play is echoing Einstein’s critique of the wealthy German Jews who disdained their poorer Eastern cousins.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of disdain

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When she and the other part-time employees were told their positions were being eliminated, Valcarcel said she felt humiliated and disrespected.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where a Texas high school football team learns the hard way not to disrespect the great state of Florida.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of disrespect

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For people who hate the texture, blending is what makes the whole thing work.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Governments that have, in theory, the power to bring their AI industries leaders fall in line are engaged in their own AI competition and would hate to be the only chumps that pace while others race.

— Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of hate

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Peralta gave up six runs and struck out five with two walks over six innings.

— CBS News, CBS News, 9 June 2026
The 2022 unanimous Cy Young Award winner, Alcantara (5-4) yielded one run and five hits, all singles, and struck out seven with only one walk over 90 pitches.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026

Definition of walk over

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But whereas The Holdovers’s Paul Hunham despises his lazy, pampered students, The Debut’s Jerry Blankenbuehler has a determination to summon theatrical magic out of his meager cast.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
One of the eternally weird things about the genre is how the first-wave British legends still despise the term and refuse to be associated with it, even though it’s been decades since anyone used it as a pejorative.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of despise

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look down one's nose (at)

look down (on or upon)

looked

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