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Synonyms for contemptible
kənˈtɛmp tə bəlcon·temptible
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Wiktionary
contemptibleadjective
Synonyms:
despicablecontemptibleadjective
deserving contempt
Synonyms:
despicable
English Synonyms and Antonyms
contemptible
Pitiful originally signified full of pity; as, "the Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy," James v, 11; but this usage is now archaic, and the meaning in question is appropriated by such words as merciful and compassionate. Pitiful and pitiable now refer to what may be deserving of pity, pitiful being used chiefly for that which is merely an object of thought, pitiable for that which is brought directly before the senses; as, a pitiful story; a pitiable object; a pitiable condition. Since pity, however, always implies weakness or inferiority in that which is pitied, pitiful and pitiable are often used, by an easy transition, for what might awaken pity, but does awaken contempt; as, a pitiful excuse; he presented a pitiable appearance. Piteous is now rarely used in its earlier sense of feeling pity, but in its derived sense applies to what really excites the emotion; as, a piteous cry. Compare HUMANE; MERCY; PITY.
Synonyms:
abject, base, despicable, lamentable, miserable, mournful, moving, paltry, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, sorrowful, touching, woful, wretchedAntonyms:
august, beneficent, commanding, dignified, exalted, glorious, grand, great, helpful, lofty, mighty, noble, sublime, superb, superior
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
contemptible
Synonyms:
despicable, mean, vile, pitiful, disreputable, paltry, trifling, trivialAntonyms:
important, grave, weighty, honorable, respectable, venerable
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
contemptibleadjective
Synonyms:
despicable, abject
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#988 | base | |
#1008 | mean | |
#1593 | moving | |
#11305 | touching | |
#12556 | trivial | |
#17102 | miserable | |
#18127 | pathetic | |
#27379 | vile | |
#30945 | wretched | |
#38945 | unworthy | |
#40996 | pitiful | |
#47706 | despicable | |
#51865 | abject | |
#56568 | sorrowful | |
#57224 | paltry | |
#58505 | reprehensible | |
#60125 | mournful | |
#69037 | trifling | |
#78595 | disreputable | |
#79651 | contemptible | |
#92197 | piteous | |
#95216 | lamentable | |
#119822 | pitiable |
How to use contemptible in a sentence?
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne:
You should never assume contempt for that which it is not very manifest that you have it in your power to possess, nor does a wit ever make a more contemptible figure than when, in attempting satire, he shows that he does not understand that which he would make the subject of his ridicule.
When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.
Ignoring the differences between democracies governed by the rule of law and contemptible organizations that engage in terrorism at best discredits one’s intended argument and at worst reflects deep-seated prejudice.
Literary confessors are contemptible, like beggars who exhibit their sores for money, but not so contemptible as the public that buys their books.
This behavior is contemptible.
Translations for contemptible
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- خسيسArabic
- достоен за презрениеBulgarian
- opovrženíhodnýCzech
- verachtenswert, verachtenswürdigGerman
- despreciableSpanish
- alhainen, halveksittavaFinnish
- méprisableFrench
- בזוי, בזויהHebrew
- घिनौनाHindi
- megvetendőHungarian
- desestimindaIdo
- 경멸의Korean
- contemptibilisLatin
- zasługujący na pogardęPolish
- desprezívelPortuguese
- nedemn, disprețuibilRomanian
- презренныйRussian
- حقیرUrdu
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