Synonyms for contemptuous
kənˈtɛmp tʃu əscon·temp·tu·ous

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1. contemptuous, disdainful, insulting, scornfuladjective

   expressing extreme contempt

   Synonyms:
   haughty, disdainful, swaggering, overbearing, prideful, imperious, scornful, supercilious, lordly, insulting, sniffy

   Antonyms:
   respectful

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1. contemptuousadjective

   Synonyms:
   insolent, scornful, disdainful, supercilious, haughty

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1. contemptuousadjective

   Synonyms:
   disdainful, supercilious, scornful, insolent, flouting, cynical, contumelious, haughty

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1. List of paraphrases for "contemptuous":

   derogatory, derisory

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1. Chuck Grassley:

   The nominee is an innocent victim of the State Department’s contemptuous failures to respond to congressional inquiries.

2. Raha Bahreini:

   The fact that there were two executions in less than two weeks just shows how indifferent and contemptuous the Iranian authorities are of their obligations.

3. Kaela Bedics:

   Though I acknowledge that Mike Adams has a first amendment right to the freedom of speech, I find Mike Adams tweets contemptuous and unbecoming of a university professor, i can appreciate the desire to focus on more right-wing work and expose students to these ideas in the university setting, but Mike Adams methods of exposing students to these ideas are, in my opinion, unethical, a means to encourage harassment and violence, and targeted at minorities, women, and members of the LGBTQIA + community.

4. Chase Scolnick:

   As Orange County Superior Court observed, Bill Gross's conduct was' defiant and contemptuous,' and Amy Gross's testimony was' preposterous' and' lacking in credibility,' hopefully, the Court's ruling of a five-day jail sentence causes The Grosses to finally realize The Grosses billions do not mean they are above the law.

5. Jerry Nadler:

   We saw a witness instructed by the White House completely contemptuous of Congress who refused to answer relevant questions, just another instance of obstruction of Congress, and that's what article 3 of the Nixon impeachment was.