Antonyms for contempt
kənˈtɛmptcon·tempt

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.9 / 7 votes

1. contemptnoun

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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Discourtesy
   • Disobedience
   • Disrespect
   • Law

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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

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1. contemptnoun

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

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. honored

   being thinked of very highly

   we were honored with the queen's presence.

   Submitted by rinat on December 13, 2015  

How to use contempt in a sentence?

1. Albert Camus:

   The aim of art, the aim of a life can only be to increase the sum of freedom and responsibility to be found in every man and in the world. It cannot, under any circumstances, be to reduce or suppress that freedom, even temporarily. No great work has ever been based on hatred and contempt. On the contrary, there is not a single true work of art that has not in the end added to the inner freedom of each person who has known and loved it.

2. Elijah Cummings:

   The president's assertion does not change the fact that the attorney general and the secretary of commerce are sadly in contempt.

3. United States:

   I have been imprisoned since October 7, 2016. During this time the Turkish government has produced no proof and has rebuffed numerous attempts by the American government to secure my return to the United States, in fact they are treating the United States government with contempt and paying no price for it.

4. Apuleius:

   Familiarity breeds contempt, while rarity wins admiration.

5. Ryan Kiesel:

   Frankly, I would be astonished if we get to a point where the governor outright defies an order of our state’s highest court, that said, if she does, there is a word for it. It is called contempt.

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