1
as in disdaining
to show contempt for
scorned the religious traditions of their ancestors
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as in despising
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 Synonyms for scorning
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As was ever the case, the Babe returned fire, answering the heckles by mocking the Cubs players and disdaining their fans.
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Haney reminded jurors that despising the rich isn’t a crime, much less an abnormal opinion.
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Larson’s son Lane, then 9, had grown up loving the Bulldogs and despising their rivals, and made his feelings clear.
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Being mad at the rich or hating the rich is not a crime.
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The America 250-hating libs are SEETHING today.
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The video showed a car disregarding a stop sign and a patrol officer speeding up to pull the vehicle over.
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But the market might be disregarding risks and moving on more enthusiasm than reality, analysts noted.
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So, is The Pitt just overtly disrespecting certain cast members by leaving them off the ballot?
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From disrespecting local customs and getting pickpocketed to forgetting to reapply sunscreen and overpacking, European tour guides have truly seen it all.
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Two or three hours here can produce the increasingly rare sensation of temporarily forgetting about the internet.
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More and more, due to the collapsing weight of capitalism, writers are forgetting intention and trading it for publication—what sells, what’s hot, what’s trending.
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“Scorning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorning. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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