1
as in disdained
to show contempt for
scorned the religious traditions of their ancestors
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as in despised
to ignore in a disrespectful manner
she scorned the advice of her ophthalmologist and had the laser eye surgery anyway
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Recent Examples of scorned
Gastineau says the video has led to him being ridiculed and scorned.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Imagine doing all this as a woman in fifteenth-century Europe, with three children to raise on your own, in a society that scorned women who took up a pen rather than the sewing needle.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 23 Sep. 2025
While oud can be polarizing—prized by some for its longevity and scorned by others for its animalic bite—the version in this bottle is rounder, creamier, and more nuanced than your standard-issue oud oil, with a clarity that feels paradoxical given its depth.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
In Splitsville, Julie is a wife scorned and ignored.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
And here lies Democrats' biggest challenge to selling democratic socialism to voters—especially the party's scorned and thinning racial minority base.
—Jerel Ezell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
In the end, however, modernist design and an eye towards the future were ultimately scorned by the Nazi party.
—Alexandra Bregman, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Washington's social and media elite scorned their style.
—Brian Smith, arkansasonline.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Washington’s social and media elite scorned their style.
—Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 29 Dec. 2024
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Imagine doing all this as a woman in fifteenth-century Europe, with three children to raise on your own, in a society that scorned women who took up a pen rather than the sewing needle.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 23 Sep. 2025
While oud can be polarizing—prized by some for its longevity and scorned by others for its animalic bite—the version in this bottle is rounder, creamier, and more nuanced than your standard-issue oud oil, with a clarity that feels paradoxical given its depth.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
In Splitsville, Julie is a wife scorned and ignored.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
And here lies Democrats' biggest challenge to selling democratic socialism to voters—especially the party's scorned and thinning racial minority base.
—Jerel Ezell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
In the end, however, modernist design and an eye towards the future were ultimately scorned by the Nazi party.
—Alexandra Bregman, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Washington's social and media elite scorned their style.
—Brian Smith, arkansasonline.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Washington’s social and media elite scorned their style.
—Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 29 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scorned
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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
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This alone was enough to ensure they were despised by others.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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The launch was a disaster — users hated the new bot, which generated inaccurate results and appeared unable to replicate some of the tasks that earlier versions could execute.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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Oh, and New Amy also discovers than everyone pretty much hated Old Amy, who was a demanding, uncompromising chief of internal medicine with no time for niceties.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Others faced terrorism charges in juvenile courts presided over by judges who disregarded international protections for children.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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The potential adverse consequences to entrepreneurs when well-being is disregarded are well-documented.—
Samantha Dewalt,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Your husband overreacted and disrespected you, slapping food and mocking you.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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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
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“Scorned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorned. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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