1
as in disdains
to show contempt for
scorned the religious traditions of their ancestors
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2
as in despises
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 scorns
Verb
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Kleinfeld disdains the concept of work-life separation.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
22 Aug. 2025
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Maybe your coworker has an upcoming presentation to senior leadership or your friend despises mushrooms.—
Lorraine K. Lee,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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The social-justice warriors whom Williams most despises are not looters or rioters.—
Book Marks
August 7,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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And being associated with someone who was at this game, someone that hates Kansas, just means a lot.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Our cat hates this and keeps trying to sit down on my journal.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
5 Sep. 2025
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But residents oppose reckless upzoning that disregards the character of our neighborhood.—
Patricia Sharkey,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Parker said the new state program will make amends for a road-funding formula that disregards lane and traffic counts, sending the same amount of money to a two-lane road in a rural county and a six-lane road in Indianapolis.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
7 Dec. 2024
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My wife constantly disrespects me.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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This reversal deeply disrespects every honorable soldier who's had our Stars and Stripes draped over their casket as Taps play in the background.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The thing about bullying is that the bully typically has no memory of it later, while the wounded party never forgets.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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Dictatorships exhaust themselves through destruction, but democracies adapt and grow stronger—a lesson Washington sometimes forgets.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Scorns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorns. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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