Synonyms of scorns

scorns

verb

present tense third-person singular of scorn

1

as in disdains

to show contempt for

scorned the religious traditions of their ancestors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disdains
• hates
• disrespects
• despises
• contemns
• snubs
• looks down (on or upon)
• walks over
• sniffs (at)
• abhors
• detests
• loathes
• snoots
• high-hats
• scouts
• disses
• sneezes at
• disparages
• belittles
• slights
• abominates
• thumbs one's nose (at)
• deplores
• deprecates
• looks down one's nose (at)
• execrates
• disapproves (of)
• disfavors
• frowns (on or upon)
• discountenances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• respects
• honors
• cherishes
• treasures
• admires
• values
• prizes
• esteems
• accepts
• worships
• reveres
• favors
• appreciates
• approves (of)
• lionizes
• venerates
• cares (for)
• subscribes (to)
• hallows
• countenances
• OKs

2

as in despises

to ignore in a disrespectful manner

she scorned the advice of her ophthalmologist and had the laser eye surgery anyway

Synonyms & Similar Words

• despises
• disregards
• forgets
• flouts
• dismisses
• neglects
• overlooks
• disparages
• belittles
• passes over
• deprecates
• slurs (over)
• slights
• overpasses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepts
• uses
• approves

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scorns

At a raucous commission meeting Tuesday, City Manager Rickelle Williams faced a storm of withering accusations in her initial job evaluation — mostly from Mayor Dean Trantalis, who eagerly supported hiring Williams last year but now scorns her in public. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026

In character as a free spirit who scorns social convention, Davis is all haughty tosses of the head and sneering lines. — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026

In between the first two Godfather films, Cazale acted in another Coppola film, The Conversation (1974), playing Stan, an assistant to a meticulous and devout surveillance expert (Gene Hackman) who scorns Stan’s irreverent attitude to their work. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026

This comes as mosques and holy shrines have been important bases for the regime to spread the hardcore ideology its leaders stand by, which bans any kind of dance and music and scorns them as sins -- let alone tolerating them in public or at holy sites. — Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026