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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
Like a lot of messy divorces, this started with a wandering eye, a lover scorned and boils down to the money.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Watch this episode for Edie Falco's fiery, Emmy-winning performance as a woman both exhausted and scorned.
—Dan Snierson, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
However, Eleanor is not a woman to be scorned.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025
Western sunniness about coexistence with China, of the Tom Friedman kind, should be scorned.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Now that scorned versatile player might want to stick it to the 49ers, who’ve allowed six touchdowns to tight ends in the past six games.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
Spider, the human, is scorned by Neytiri and feels anguish over his own identity.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
And then there were some who, if willing to grant that the sneakers were real and from a future launch, scorned Staple nonetheless for continuing to fixate on a 20-year-old success much like a former high-school quarterback dwelling on his glory days.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
Long before that, Watson scorned political correctness.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Watch this episode for Edie Falco's fiery, Emmy-winning performance as a woman both exhausted and scorned.
—Dan Snierson, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
However, Eleanor is not a woman to be scorned.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025
Western sunniness about coexistence with China, of the Tom Friedman kind, should be scorned.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Now that scorned versatile player might want to stick it to the 49ers, who’ve allowed six touchdowns to tight ends in the past six games.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
Spider, the human, is scorned by Neytiri and feels anguish over his own identity.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
And then there were some who, if willing to grant that the sneakers were real and from a future launch, scorned Staple nonetheless for continuing to fixate on a 20-year-old success much like a former high-school quarterback dwelling on his glory days.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
Long before that, Watson scorned political correctness.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scorned
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Even if the 23rd French president’s time behind bars is cut short, the sound of any jailhouse door hitting him in the rear would be a sweet one for the many, many who disdained his right-wing politics and spectacular thirst for attention.—
Alexandra Marshall,
Air Mail,
1 Nov. 2025
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An unofficial list provided by the Rhode Island Invasive Species Council includes a number of aggressive plants that are widely despised by gardeners, such as Norway maple, Oriental bittersweet, Tree of Heaven, autumn olive, garlic mustard and Japanese knotweed.—
Antonia Noori Farzan,
The Providence Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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For the many Venezuelans who despised Maduro and his rule, that is disappointing.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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People really hated this stock, which was soaring more than 7% this morning on the print.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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Travelers either loved or hated the policy, which left one aspect of flying up in the air.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Reynolds and others also complained that commissioners disregarded previous wetland-restoration work that Kelly performed on the site.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Wilson then failed to appear for court hearings and generally disregarded her release conditions, according to prosecutors.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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Sadly, too many of us have felt dismissed or disrespected by a doctor.—
Crystal Cene,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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While the Steelers might be disrespected on a national scale after an up-and-down season, the Texans can't take the bait.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Scorned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorned. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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