Synonyms of slights

slights 1 of 2

noun

plural of slight

as in insults

an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings

refused to respond to their petty slights

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insults
• sarcasms
• outrages
• indignities
• affronts
• barbs
• epithets
• slurs
• offenses
• slaps
• darts
• brickbats
• attacks
• names
• digs
• personalities
• put-downs
• taunts
• disgraces
• pokes
• dises
• criticisms
• gibes
• girds
• cuts
• jeers
• sneers
• abuses
• catcalls
• invectives
• shames
• vituperations
• quips
• mocks
• disapprovals
• swipes
• tortures
• torments
• knocks
• dishonors
• slams
• opprobriums

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compliments
• commendations
• accolades
• praises
• acclaim
• flatteries
• applauses
• adulations

slights

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of slight

1

as in offends

to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in

the dancers felt slighted by the harsh comments of the judges

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insults
• offends
• outrages
• wounds
• affronts
• taunts
• upsets
• slaps
• troubles
• hurts
• disrespects
• displeases
• pains
• disturbs
• mocks
• disses
• snubs
• distresses
• ridicules
• torments
• jeers
• slanders
• slurs
• tortures
• libels
• disparages
• reviles
• smears
• cuts
• oppresses
• maligns
• defames
• sneers (at)
• persecutes
• miffs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approves
• compliments
• praises
• hails
• applauds
• acclaims
• commends
• eulogizes
• flatters
• honors
• delights
• pleases
• exalts
• gratifies
• satisfies
• glorifies
• adulates
• sweet-talks

2

as in isolates

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

• isolates
• snubs
• cuts
• rejects
• repulses
• repels
• forgets
• neglects
• stiff-arms
• cold-shoulders
• high-hats
• stiffs
• rebuffs
• disdains
• overlooks
• scorns
• spurns
• disregards
• ostracizes
• passes over
• brushes (aside or off)
• shrugs off
• overpasses

3

as in disdains

to show contempt for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

4

as in ignores

to fail to give proper attention to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignores
• forgets
• neglects
• disregards
• overlooks
• misses
• passes over
• bypasses
• slurs (over)
• omits
• rejects
• overpasses
• disdains
• scorns
• fails
• scants
• sloughs (off)
• shrugs off
• brushes (aside or off)
• sluffs (off)
• pooh-poohs
• skimps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tends (to)
• minds
• regards
• treasures
• prizes
• values
• attends (to)
• appreciates
• nurses
• heeds
• remembers
• fosters
• cultivates
• cherishes
• remarks
• notices
• nurtures
• listens (to)
• follows
• notes
• watches
• marks
• pampers
• observes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slights

Noun

In some obscure way, Shawn felt responsible for protecting the stranger against the slights of his unyielding countrymen. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

These slights and oversights have continued for decades, until now. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

The pair came away from that incident, and more subtle slights (like having to wait 20 minutes to be seated in a mostly empty restaurant), with a better understanding of each other. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

More than three decades after his prime, those omissions still clearly bother the seven-time Blue Jays All-Star, who offered an explanation for the slights. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Skubal’s energy and edge are tools, sharpened over the years and ready to deploy against slights real or invented. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Instead of demanding personal fealty or humiliating them to assert personal dominance, Lincoln absorbed their egos and occasional slights, elevating their talents and turning his fiercest political adversaries into his most devoted champions. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 June 2026

Psychologists have long been interested in why some slights refuse to fade, and how those lingering injuries can settle in — reshaping a person’s thoughts, mood and sense of self over time. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026

People who are more prone to road rage are more easily triggered than others by their experiences on the road, and may tend to perceive incidents (whether accidental or not) as personal slights, Hennessy said. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 24 May 2026