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

looked down (on or upon)

verb

past tense of look down (on or upon)

as in walked over

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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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
Although the Constitution requires congressional involvement in war-making, Trump like Nixon disdained that mandate with terrible consequences.

— Elizabeth Holtzman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of disdained

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His daughter Jordan, 43, says Mary hated being inside and a part of her thinks that, just maybe, Mary went for a walk to higher ground before the floods struck.

— Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
This is the political bedrock of that, and people are just tired of the massive Hindu-Muslim-who-is-to-be-hated sentiment.

— Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

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Unanswered emails can make people feel ignored or disrespected, or jump to worrying or envisioning worst-case scenarios, such as being on the brink of getting laid off or fired.

— Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Baker Mayfield feels disrespected, and Mike Evans is gone.

— Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of disrespected

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And Hadl, who both was an assistant coach and later an administrator at KU, not to mention one of the greatest KU players of all time, also despised the Tigers.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026
By the end, Moreno was as despised by his fanbase as any owner in baseball.

— Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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looked down one's nose (at)

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looked for

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