Synonyms for contempt
kənˈtɛmptcon·tempt

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1. contemptnoun

   Synonyms:
   abhorrence, antipathy, aversion, dislike, hatred, loathing, repugnance

   Antonyms:
   esteem, esteem, estimate, estimation, favor, regard, respect

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1. contempt, disdain, scorn, despitenoun

   lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

   "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"

   Synonyms:
   patronage, scorn, condescension, disdain, despite, disrespect

2. contempt, disrespectnoun

   a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous

   Synonyms:
   scorn, discourtesy, disdain, despite, disrespect

3. contempt, scornnoun

   open disrespect for a person or thing

   Synonyms:
   scorn, disdain, despite, disrespect

4. contemptnoun

   a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body

   Synonyms:
   scorn, disdain, despite, disrespect

Matched Categories

1. • Discourtesy
   • Disobedience
   • Disrespect
   • Law

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1. contemptnoun

   Synonyms:
   disdain, scorn, mockery, derision, contumely, disregard, slight, mean opinion

2. contemptnoun

   Synonyms:
   shame, disgrace

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1. contemptnoun

   Synonyms:
   disdain, scorn, contumely, derision, detestation, disgrace, reproach

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1. List of paraphrases for "contempt":

   disdain, disregard, scorn, defiance, disrespect, outrage, flouting, insult, derision

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1. David Hume:

   Among well bred people a mutual deference is affected, contempt for others is disguised; authority concealed; attention given to each in his turn; and an easy stream of conversation maintained without vehemence, without interruption, without eagerness for victory, and without any airs of superiority.

2. Secretary Wilkie:

   Once again the halls of Congress reverberate with odes to rugged individualism, state sovereignty, and contempt for the centralized super-state, these are bloodless battles Jefferson Davis could never fight but, they are no less vital for the future of American civilization. As our cities decay and our standards and spiritual traditions deteriorate, America is searching for a better way. Walker Percy urged us to look South to recover community, stability, and sense of place in God's order which we have regrettably lost. That is a tall proposition but it is certainly one Jefferson Davis would understand and certainly one for which Jefferson Davis would fight.

3. Socrates:

   The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.

4. Raoul Vaneigem:

   Never before has a civilization reached such a degree of a contempt for life; never before has a generation, drowned in mortification, felt such a rage to live.

5. Andy Wright:

   So now a subpoena for a deposition can be conducted by staff, more depositions in shorter time and fewer steps between request and contempt.