Synonyms for insult
ɪnˈsʌlt; ˈɪn sʌltin·sult

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1. insultverb

   To behave in an obnoxious and superior manner (over, against).

   Synonyms:
   disgrace, slight, offend, affront, abuse, pejorative, offence, slur, outrage, offense, slam

2. insultnoun

   To offend (someone) by being rude, insensitive or insolent; to demean or affront (someone).

   The way the orchestra performed tonight was an insult to my ears.

   Synonyms:
   offend, slight, affront, abuse, slur, disgrace, slam, outrage, pejorative, offense, offence

3. insultnoun

   Something causing disease or injury to the body or bodily processes.

   Synonyms:
   abuse, disgrace, slur, slam, affront, offense, outrage, slight, pejorative, offence

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1. insult

   One may be annoyed by the well-meaning awkwardness of a servant, irritated by a tight shoe or a thoughtless remark, vexed at some careless neglect or needless misfortune, wounded by the ingratitude of child or friend. To tease is to give some slight and perhaps playful annoyance. Aggravate in the sense of offend is colloquial. To provoke, literally to call out or challenge, is to begin a contest; one provokes another to violence. To affront is to offer some defiant offense or indignity, as it were, to one's face; it is somewhat less than to insult. Compare PIQUE.

   Synonyms:
   affront, aggravate, annoy, displease, exasperate, irritate, offend, provoke, tease, vex, wound

   Antonyms:
   conciliate, content, gratify, honor, please

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1. insultverb

   Synonyms:
   affront, outrage, dishonor, provoke, mock, ridicule

   Antonyms:
   respect, salute, honor, praise, flatter, compliment, gratify

2. insultnoun

   Synonyms:
   affront, abuse

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1. abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilificationnoun

   a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

   "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"

   Synonyms:
   smear, ill-treatment, malignment, contumely, vilification, revilement, ill-usage, misuse, affront, maltreatment, abuse

2. insult, affrontverb

   a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect

   "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"

   Synonyms:
   abuse, vilification, affront, contumely, revilement

3. diss, insult, affrontverb

   treat, mention, or speak to rudely

   "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"

   Synonyms:
   diss, affront

Matched Categories

1. • Disrespect

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1. insultnoun

   Synonyms:
   affront, offence, indignity, outrage, abuse

2. insultverb

   Synonyms:
   affront, offend, abuse, treat with insolence, offer an indignity to

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1. insultnoun

   Synonyms:
   indignity, affront

2. insultverb

   Synonyms:
   offend, affront, flout

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1. List of paraphrases for "insult":

   affront, insults, insulting, offend, insulted, mockery, impugning, outrage, snub, slur, humiliation, offence, contempt

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How to use insult in a sentence?

1. Briton Duncan Scott:

   As far as I'm concerned, most of the time it's not necessary to shoot off at the mouth and respond every time, having got to this point, I shouldn't have to take this kind of insult and slander.

2. Thomas Filingeri:

   How can someone insult and demean their own people to defend others when those that are being defended have no say in it or even have no animus towards the supposed offender?

3. Abdulaziz Sager:

   I don't think that will have a jeopardizing effect in terms of the economic or political relations because India is still an important country, it is an important relationship but Saudi Arabia is not going to accept any sort of insult to the Prophet or undermining of religious Islamic issues.

4. Ted Cruz:

   I would encourage you, Mr. President, if you want to insult me, come back and insult me to my face, let's have a debate on Syrian refugees right now.

5. Yang Guang:

   Participating in peaceful marches and gatherings is totally different to those who unscrupulously challenge the' one country, two systems' bottom line... deface and insult the national flag, violently attack police and innocent citizens, seriously damage public and private property and endanger public safety.