Synonyms of misprision

misprision

noun

1

as in contempt

open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect

his intense misprision for films that rely on CGI instead of live action is well known

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contempt
• disdain
• hatred
• disgust
• malice
• distaste
• hate
• contemptuousness
• hatefulness
• scorn
• despite
• despisement
• hostility
• jealousy
• despitefulness
• resentment
• spite
• malevolence
• abhorrence
• malignity
• lovelessness
• meanness
• malignancy
• revulsion
• maliciousness
• grudge
• repugnance
• abomination
• loathing
• disparagement
• enmity
• odium
• detestation
• repulsion
• antagonism
• depreciation
• animosity
• invidiousness
• condemnation
• virulence
• vindictiveness
• spitefulness
• execration
• abuse
• bitterness
• detraction
• jaundice
• ridicule
• antipathy
• horror
• bile
• diminishment
• pique
• aspersion
• censure
• vituperation
• denunciation
• aversion
• gall
• belittlement
• mockery
• invective
• derision
• spleen
• deprecation
• venom
• rancor
• vitriol
• cattiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• respect
• regard
• admiration
• favor
• esteem
• estimation
• acceptance
• tolerance
• idolatry
• deference
• reverence
• adoration
• worship
• glorification
• love
• adulation
• veneration
• fondness
• affection
• deification
• liking
• fancy
• idolization
• lionization

2

as in negligence

the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action

an elected official charged with misprision and bribery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negligence
• neglect
• failure
• oversight
• default
• nonfeasance
• delinquency
• dereliction
• inadvertence
• carelessness
• inadvertency
• laxity
• heedlessness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compliance
• discharge
• fulfillment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misprision

Gutierrez Rivera is charged with misprision of a felony in connection not reporting the theft of the woman’s disability benefits, prosecutors said. — Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025

Sullivan had been convicted by a jury of obstruction of justice and misprision of felony. — Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025

Bogard was later convicted of misprision of a felony in relation to the Tidwell case. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2025

Other charges parents could face under the initiative include unlawful conduct, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, misprision, and obstruction. — Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025

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