Synonyms of slighting

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adjective

ˈslī-tiŋ 

as in insulting

intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value

slighting remarks about the general lack of musical talent among the contestants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insulting
• disparaging
• degrading
• demeaning
• malicious
• critical
• derogatory
• belittling
• uncomplimentary
• scornful
• contemptuous
• pejorative
• disdainful
• deprecatory
• depreciatory
• abusive
• derisory
• venomous
• derogative
• depreciative
• decrying
• denigratory
• hateful
• detractive
• libelous
• cruel
• nasty
• denigrative
• unkind
• slanderous
• defamatory
• spiteful
• malign
• slandering
• maligning
• vilifying
• scurrilous
• calumnious
• opprobrious
• malevolent
• jealous
• malignant
• mean
• virulent
• despiteful
• envious
• catty
• bitter
• resentful
• denunciatory
• aspersing
• caustic
• scathing
• acrimonious
• rancorous
• jaundiced
• acrid
• denunciative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laudatory
• commendatory
• complimentary
• positive
• approving
• admiring
• adulatory
• friendly
• appreciative
• respectful
• kind
• sympathetic
• applauding
• laudative
• warm
• kindly
• kindhearted
• warmhearted
• unmalicious

slighting

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verb

present participle of slight

1

as in offending

to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in

the dancers felt slighted by the harsh comments of the judges

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insulting
• offending
• outraging
• wounding
• disrespecting
• taunting
• affronting
• slapping
• displeasing
• upsetting
• hurting
• dissing
• mocking
• disturbing
• troubling
• ridiculing
• snubbing
• disparaging
• distressing
• slandering
• reviling
• maligning
• jeering
• oppressing
• tormenting
• cutting
• torturing
• paining
• defaming
• smearing
• libeling
• persecuting
• slurring
• sneering (at)
• miffing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approving
• praising
• applauding
• commending
• hailing
• acclaiming
• complimenting
• eulogizing
• flattering
• honoring
• exalting
• pleasing
• glorifying
• gratifying
• satisfying
• delighting
• adulating
• sweet-talking

2

as in isolating

to deliberately ignore or treat rudely

as a temp worker, she often feels slighted by the people she has to work with

Synonyms & Similar Words

• isolating
• rejecting
• cutting
• snubbing
• repulsing
• neglecting
• repelling
• forgetting
• stiffing
• cold-shouldering
• stiff-arming
• disdaining
• ostracizing
• high-hatting
• scorning
• spurning
• overlooking
• rebuffing
• disregarding
• brushing (aside or off)
• passing over
• overpassing
• shrugging off

3

as in disdaining

to show contempt for

music critics who slight any style of music that doesn't fit their personal taste

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disdaining
• disrespecting
• hating
• despising
• scorning
• contemning
• snubbing
• looking down (on or upon)
• snooting
• walking over
• sniffing (at)
• scouting
• dissing
• belittling
• disparaging
• detesting
• sneezing at
• high-hatting
• abhorring
• thumbing one's nose (at)
• loathing
• deploring
• looking down one's nose (at)
• deprecating
• execrating
• abominating
• frowning (on or upon)
• disfavoring
• discountenancing
• disapproving (of)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• respecting
• honoring
• valuing
• cherishing
• admiring
• treasuring
• prizing
• esteeming
• revering
• favoring
• worshipping
• accepting
• venerating
• lionizing
• appreciating
• hallowing
• countenancing
• approving (of)
• subscribing (to)
• caring (for)
• OK'ing

4

as in ignoring

to fail to give proper attention to

slighted several major authors in her survey of 20th-century fiction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignoring
• forgetting
• neglecting
• disregarding
• overlooking
• missing
• bypassing
• omitting
• passing over
• rejecting
• slurring (over)
• overpassing
• disdaining
• failing
• scorning
• skimping
• brushing (aside or off)
• sloughing (off)
• pooh-poohing
• shrugging off
• sluffing (off)
• scanting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regarding
• valuing
• attending (to)
• tending (to)
• appreciating
• minding
• heeding
• fostering
• cultivating
• remembering
• cherishing
• nurturing
• nursing
• treasuring
• prizing
• watching
• noting
• noticing
• marking
• following
• remarking
• listening (to)
• observing
• pampering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slighting

Verb

But in discharging this function, poets are in danger of slighting another imperative, namely, to redress poetry as poetry, to set it up as its own category, an eminence established and a pressure exercised by distinctly linguistic means. — Nick Laird, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026

The subtext to the litigation is Oakley’s personal grievance against Dolan, whom the ex-player has long criticized, in part for slighting him compared to other Knicks legends. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025

And now, fans are listening to soul remixes and slighting hip-hop’s resonance. — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025