Synonyms for scornful
ˈskɔrn fəlscorn·ful

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1. contemptuous, disdainful, insulting, scornfuladjective

   expressing extreme contempt

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

   Antonyms:
   respectful

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1. scornfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   contemptuous, disdainful, derisive, contumelious

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1. scornfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   disdainful, contemptuous, contumelious, defiant

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How to use scornful in a sentence?

1. Socrates:

   Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune.

2. Samuel Johnson:

   Of all the griefs that harass the distrest, Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest.

3. George Eliot:

   The scornful nostril and the high head gather not the odors that lie on the track of truth.