Synonyms of pejorative

pejorative

adjective

as in insulting

intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value

the reviewer used the pejorative word "versifier" to refer to the writer, whose poems had struck a responsive chord with the general public

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insulting
• slighting
• derogatory
• malicious
• demeaning
• disparaging
• deprecatory
• uncomplimentary
• contemptuous
• derogative
• depreciatory
• scornful
• degrading
• abusive
• disdainful
• critical
• depreciative
• denigratory
• derisory
• venomous
• hateful
• detractive
• libellous
• libelous
• belittling
• nasty
• denigrative
• cruel
• slanderous
• decrying
• defamatory
• scurrilous
• opprobrious
• spiteful
• unkind
• calumnious
• malignant
• virulent
• malevolent
• malign
• mean
• despiteful
• catty
• denunciatory
• bitter
• caustic
• vilifying
• jealous
• maligning
• resentful
• envious
• slandering
• acrimonious
• jaundiced
• rancorous
• scathing
• acrid
• aspersing
• denunciative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laudatory
• complimentary
• positive
• commendatory
• friendly
• adulatory
• respectful
• approving
• appreciative
• sympathetic
• laudative
• admiring
• kind
• warm
• kindly
• applauding
• kindhearted
• warmhearted
• unmalicious

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• laudatory
• complimentary
• positive
• commendatory
• friendly
• adulatory
• respectful
• approving
• appreciative
• sympathetic
• laudative
• admiring
• kind
• warm
• kindly
• applauding
• kindhearted
• warmhearted
• unmalicious

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