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. Miguel de Cervantes:

   I find my familiarity with thee has bred contempt.

2. Anthony Bourdain:

   I will never eat in Alessandro Borgognone restaurant. I have utter contempt for Alessandro Borgognone, utter and complete contempt.

3. J. William Galbraith:

   Familiarity may breed contempt in some areas of human behavior, but in the field of social ideas it is the touchstone of acceptability.

4. James Lankford:

   In fact they are treating the United States government with contempt and paying no price for it.

5. Quentin Crisp:

   In an expanding universe, time is on the side of the outcast. Those who once inhabited the suburbs of human contempt find that without changing their address they eventually live in the metropolis.