SCORNING Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

scorning

verb

present participle of scorn

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 scorning By 1845, Marx was scorning his colleagues for floating in the clouds. — Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025

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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.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026

Definition of disdaining

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For example, Scalia famously cast the deciding vote in 1989 to hold unconstitutional a law criminalizing burning the American flag despite being a big patriot and despising such activities.

— Brian Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
In a classic enemies-to-lovers plot, Sully and Helen go from despising one another to falling head over heels.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026

Definition of despising

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Shaming people for disregarding the awesome nature of wisdom might appear a gross violation of their freedom of conscience.

— Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
China criticized Lai’s speech, accusing him of disregarding facts and misleading the public.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of disregarding

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Some users accused Mbappé of profiting off the lucrative Chinese sports markets and his millions of fans in the country while disrespecting their national sentiments.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2026
Oakley and Dolan have long feuded, with Oakley accusing Dolan of treating him less favorably than other Knicks legends, including by not providing him complimentary tickets and allegedly disrespecting him in other ways.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of disrespecting

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Barely a week into the Lakers’ season, ignoring the records, forgetting the statistics, only one thing is abundantly clear.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
At this point, the biggest threat to the ’72 Dolphins’ champagne celebration is somebody forgetting to bring the corkscrew.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

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