Synonyms for Contemn:

• n.

  •despise (noun)
  • study at despise.

• v.

  •censure (verb)
  • found fault with,
  • take task,
  • taking to task,
  • re-proves,
  • pulled apart,
  • carping at,
  • re-proved,
  • dis approve,
  • be-rates,
  • re prove,
  • finding fault with,
  • exprobating,
  • re proves,
  • up braided,
  • carps at,
  • re-buffing,
  • dis-approved,
  • ex-probating,
  • ex-probate,
  • ex-probates,
  • be rates,
  • re buffed,
  • in-criminates,
  • dis approves,
  • re-buffs,
  • ex-probated,
  • took to task,
  • ex probates,
  • looked askance,
  • picked apart,
  • in criminates,
  • dis approving,
  • got after,
  • be rating,
  • be rate,
  • re buffs,
  • tare apart,
  • up-braided,
  • re-proving,
  • re buff,
  • in criminating,
  • takes task,
  • re buffing,
  • taking task,
  • ex probate,
  • in criminate,
  • pulling apart,
  • up-braids,
  • up-braid,
  • re-buffed,
  • dis-approves,
  • exprobates,
  • tears apart,
  • dis-approve,
  • re proving,
  • picking apart,
  • in-criminating,
  • up braids,
  • be-rate,
  • be-rating,
  • be rated,
  • carped at,
  • ex probating,
  • finds fault with,
  • in criminated,
  • takes to task,
  • picks apart,
  • ex probated,
  • re-buff,
  • took task,
  • reads out,
  • gat after,
  • up-braiding,
  • looks askance,
  • gotten after,
  • dis-approving,
  • in-criminated,
  • exprobated,
  • in-criminate,
  • up braid,
  • re proved,
  • gets after,
  • looking askance,
  • getting after,
  • dis approved,
  • be-rated,
  • re-prove.
  •defy (verb)
  • outdares,
  • flew face of,
  • with-stand,
  • re-pulse,
  • with standing,
  • with stands,
  • flew in face of,
  • with stood,
  • re-pulsed,
  • out-dares,
  • made my day,
  • takes one on,
  • sticked fast,
  • re pulsed,
  • hurled defiance at,
  • fly face of,
  • out daring,
  • outdared,
  • outdaring,
  • sticks fast,
  • re pulsing,
  • out dares,
  • taking one on,
  • out dared,
  • makes my day,
  • out-dared,
  • with-standing,
  • re-pulsing,
  • re pulses,
  • re-pulses,
  • flies in face of,
  • with stand,
  • de-feats,
  • flies face of,
  • de feats,
  • de-feat,
  • out-daring,
  • hurls defiance at,
  • flying face of,
  • re pulse,
  • out-dare,
  • flying in face of,
  • took one on,
  • making my day,
  • hurling defiance at,
  • with-stands,
  • out dare,
  • de feat.
  •demean (verb)
  • de crying,
  • de-tracts,
  • poormouthing,
  • de-meaning,
  • de scend,
  • de-based,
  • cutting down to size,
  • cuts down size,
  • de scends,
  • de tract,
  • de grades,
  • be mean,
  • cuts rate,
  • de scending,
  • de base,
  • de-basing,
  • poor-mouthing,
  • de-cries,
  • poor mouths,
  • dumps on,
  • be means,
  • de-means,
  • bemeaning,
  • cuts down to size,
  • be-little,
  • de basing,
  • de meaning,
  • de mean,
  • poor-mouths,
  • de cries,
  • de-crying,
  • de-base,
  • de-grades,
  • de-grade,
  • de based,
  • de-graded,
  • cutting rate,
  • de tracts,
  • poor mouthing,
  • de grade,
  • be-littles,
  • de-tract,
  • de-cried,
  • de means,
  • de-scending,
  • de-cry,
  • cutting down size,
  • de-scends,
  • be-meaning,
  • de-scended,
  • bad mouth,
  • dissed,
  • dumping on,
  • de cry,
  • de graded,
  • poormouths,
  • poor-mouthed,
  • be-means,
  • de-mean,
  • de-scend,
  • be meaning,
  • poormouthed,
  • casts down,
  • de scended,
  • be-mean,
  • cut down size,
  • poor mouthed,
  • de-grading,
  • be littles,
  • de cried,
  • de grading,
  • disses,
  • bemeans.
  •depreciate (verb)
  • dis-counting,
  • dis-grace,
  • took down a peg,
  • under estimates,
  • under-estimate,
  • re vile,
  • dis-countenanced,
  • under valuing,
  • under-rates,
  • takes down peg,
  • under values,
  • dis praising,
  • dis counted,
  • sneers at,
  • dis-gracing,
  • dis credits,
  • dis gracing,
  • dis counts,
  • dis counting,
  • de-faming,
  • dis-counted,
  • dis-credits,
  • under rate,
  • dis-crediting,
  • dis graces,
  • de-fame,
  • under-estimating,
  • under estimated,
  • dis countenances,
  • dis graced,
  • dis praises,
  • dis crediting,
  • sneered at,
  • dis-countenances,
  • dis credit,
  • clamors against,
  • dis-praises,
  • under estimating,
  • dis-countenancing,
  • taking down a peg,
  • under valued,
  • took down peg,
  • under rated,
  • clamoring against,
  • dis-graced,
  • dis countenance,
  • under rates,
  • de fame,
  • take down peg,
  • de-fames,
  • dis-credited,
  • takes down a peg,
  • dis grace,
  • under-estimated,
  • under rating,
  • scoffing at,
  • re-vile,
  • under estimate,
  • dis credited,
  • under-valuing,
  • under-values,
  • under-rating,
  • dis-countenance,
  • under-rated,
  • dis-praising,
  • dis-counts,
  • de-famed,
  • dis-credit,
  • dis praised,
  • under-rate,
  • under-valued,
  • under value,
  • de fames,
  • de famed,
  • dis praise,
  • scoffs at,
  • dis countenancing,
  • under-value,
  • dis-praised,
  • clamored against,
  • dis-praise,
  • dis-graces,
  • taking down peg,
  • sneering at,
  • dis countenanced,
  • de faming.
  •deride (verb)
  • didst a number on,
  • doth number on,
  • de ride,
  • de-riding,
  • doest a number on,
  • doing number on,
  • de rides,
  • does number on,
  • did a number on,
  • doeth a number on,
  • de-ride,
  • doeth number on,
  • doest number on,
  • dost a number on,
  • de-rides,
  • de riding,
  • didst number on,
  • poohpooh,
  • dost number on,
  • doth a number on,
  • did number on,
  • does a number on,
  • doing a number on.
  •disdain (verb)
  • re fuse,
  • art allergic to,
  • being allergic to,
  • were allergic to,
  • re-fused,
  • am allergic to,
  • re-fuse,
  • is allergic to,
  • wast allergic to,
  • re fusing,
  • was allergic to,
  • re fused,
  • re fuses,
  • are allergic to,
  • wert allergic to.
  •dislike (verb)
  • beared malice toward,
  • bare malice toward,
  • made faces at,
  • haddest hard feelings,
  • hadst no stomach for,
  • dis-favoring,
  • dis-esteem,
  • not endures,
  • art turned off to,
  • dis relishes,
  • was turned to,
  • having no taste for,
  • losing interest in,
  • dis esteem,
  • shudders at,
  • dis relishing,
  • dis-relishes,
  • hast hard feelings,
  • wert averse to,
  • grosseds out on,
  • objects to,
  • dis relish,
  • art turned to,
  • re sent,
  • hath hard feelings,
  • hast no stomach for,
  • dis favors,
  • were turned off to,
  • being averse to,
  • art averse to,
  • hadst hard feelings,
  • had no taste for,
  • am turned to,
  • shuddering at,
  • dis relished,
  • shuddered at,
  • making faces at,
  • dis-favors,
  • had hard feelings,
  • dis-liked,
  • loses interest in,
  • being turned off to,
  • was turned off to,
  • dis-relishing,
  • was averse to,
  • haddest no stomach for,
  • is averse to,
  • is turned off to,
  • hath no stomach for,
  • re-sent,
  • dis-relish,
  • dis-favored,
  • has hard feelings,
  • am turned off to,
  • bears malice toward,
  • having no stomach for,
  • not appreciated,
  • not feel liking,
  • antipathizes,
  • dis esteemed,
  • hast no taste for,
  • not appreciates,
  • antipathizing,
  • dis-esteemed,
  • were turned to,
  • antipathized,
  • am averse to,
  • dis esteems,
  • dis-esteems,
  • wast turned off to,
  • not feel liked,
  • dis-relished,
  • dis liked,
  • dis-esteeming,
  • are turned off to,
  • is turned to,
  • not appreciating,
  • not endured,
  • dis liking,
  • dis favoring,
  • re sents,
  • wast averse to,
  • dis esteeming,
  • had no stomach for,
  • dis favor,
  • dis-liking,
  • hath no taste for,
  • not enduring,
  • objected to,
  • wert turned off to,
  • are turned to,
  • are averse to,
  • were averse to,
  • dis-favor,
  • being turned to,
  • bore malice toward,
  • having hard feelings,
  • wert turned to,
  • has no stomach for,
  • not feel likes,
  • be turned to,
  • hadst no taste for,
  • has no taste for,
  • re-sents,
  • makes faces at,
  • haddest no taste for,
  • dis favored,
  • grossedding out on,
  • bearing malice toward,
  • grossedded out on,
  • wast turned to,
  • lost interest in,
  • objecting to.
  •dismiss (verb)
  • dis-carding,
  • re-legates,
  • kissing off,
  • dis-card,
  • laughing away,
  • dis missing,
  • re-legate,
  • dis carded,
  • laying aside,
  • laughs away,
  • dis carding,
  • dis-cards,
  • dis-missing,
  • kissed off,
  • dis card,
  • re legate,
  • kisses off,
  • sets aside,
  • dis cards,
  • dis-carded,
  • dis-missed,
  • laughed away,
  • dis missed,
  • re legates.
  •disregard (verb)
  • left out account,
  • paying no attention to,
  • turns deaf ear,
  • tunes out,
  • over-looks,
  • dis obeyed,
  • blinks at,
  • tuned out,
  • dis-obeys,
  • cold shouldering,
  • takes no notice of,
  • took no notice of,
  • lets easy,
  • brushed away,
  • let easy,
  • payed no mind,
  • dis obeys,
  • dis-regarded,
  • paid no heed to,
  • letted easy,
  • cold shouldered,
  • turning a blind eye,
  • dis obeying,
  • over-passed,
  • blinking at,
  • paying no heed to,
  • leave out account,
  • dis regard,
  • dis regarded,
  • lets pass,
  • lives with,
  • winks at,
  • laughing off,
  • over-pass,
  • looks other way,
  • letting pass,
  • over looks,
  • vilipended,
  • paid no attention to,
  • over look,
  • blinked at,
  • letted pass,
  • dis-regard,
  • leaved out of account,
  • taking no notice of,
  • leaves out account,
  • shutting eyes to,
  • leaved out account,
  • turning blind eye,
  • looked the other way,
  • over passes,
  • pays no heed to,
  • shuts eyes to,
  • dis-regarding,
  • tuning out,
  • looking other way,
  • coldshouldering,
  • lived with,
  • brushes away,
  • Overpassing,
  • over passed,
  • payed no heed to,
  • leaving out of account,
  • turning a deaf ear,
  • turned blind eye,
  • letted off easy,
  • paid no mind,
  • brushing away,
  • dis obey,
  • over-looking,
  • dis regards,
  • dis-obeying,
  • turned a blind eye,
  • turns a blind eye,
  • over passing,
  • vilipends,
  • letted go,
  • letting easy,
  • pays no mind,
  • coldshoulders,
  • leaves out of account,
  • left out of account,
  • leaving out account,
  • turned a deaf ear,
  • payed no attention to,
  • look other way,
  • letting off easy,
  • looked other way,
  • over-passing,
  • looks the other way,
  • lets off easy,
  • laughed off,
  • turns a deaf ear,
  • turned deaf ear,
  • looking the other way,
  • dis regarding,
  • turning deaf ear,
  • turns blind eye,
  • over-look,
  • winking at,
  • pays no attention to,
  • dis-obeyed,
  • dis-obey,
  • over-passes,
  • coldshouldered,
  • laughs off,
  • dis-regards,
  • vilipending,
  • over looked.
  •emotion (verb)
  • contemn.
  •hate (verb)
  • was hostile to,
  • spat up on,
  • wast sick of,
  • wast reluctant,
  • bearing grudge against,
  • haddest an aversion to,
  • am disgusted with,
  • can't stands,
  • bore a grudge against,
  • spitting upon,
  • were sick of,
  • can't standing,
  • wert loath,
  • wast loath,
  • spit up on,
  • is sorry,
  • being loath,
  • wast sorry,
  • hath enough of,
  • is repelled by,
  • being repelled by,
  • bear grudge against,
  • wert repelled by,
  • was repelled by,
  • were repelled by,
  • am hostile to,
  • spat upon,
  • is sick of,
  • wert hostile to,
  • being sick of,
  • cant standing,
  • can't stood,
  • is loath,
  • has an aversion to,
  • are loath,
  • downed on,
  • art reluctant,
  • bare a grudge against,
  • spitted upon,
  • were loath,
  • had an aversion to,
  • wast repelled by,
  • art loath,
  • was disgusted with,
  • had aversion to,
  • am reluctant,
  • spitting up on,
  • are sorry,
  • are hostile to,
  • hast an aversion to,
  • was reluctant,
  • is hostile to,
  • was loath,
  • are reluctant,
  • had enough of,
  • felt malice to,
  • spits upon,
  • beared grudge against,
  • has aversion to,
  • wert reluctant,
  • were disgusted with,
  • bore grudge against,
  • are repelled by,
  • beared a grudge against,
  • hadst an aversion to,
  • having an aversion to,
  • haddest enough of,
  • was sorry,
  • being disgusted with,
  • hath aversion to,
  • bears grudge against,
  • wert sorry,
  • am sorry,
  • spits up on,
  • has enough of,
  • haddest aversion to,
  • being sorry,
  • spitted up on,
  • recoiling from,
  • was sick of,
  • hast enough of,
  • bearing a grudge against,
  • hath an aversion to,
  • were sorry,
  • bare grudge against,
  • is reluctant,
  • feeling malice to,
  • were reluctant,
  • recoils from,
  • downs on,
  • hadst aversion to,
  • art sorry,
  • cant stand,
  • is disgusted with,
  • am repelled by,
  • are disgusted with,
  • being hostile to,
  • having aversion to,
  • downing on,
  • cant stood,
  • am sick of,
  • hast aversion to,
  • cant stands,
  • having enough of,
  • art sick of,
  • art hostile to,
  • am loath,
  • wast hostile to,
  • feels malice to,
  • bears a grudge against,
  • being reluctant,
  • recoiled from,
  • were hostile to,
  • hadst enough of,
  • art repelled by,
  • wert sick of,
  • wast disgusted with,
  • wert disgusted with,
  • are sick of.
  •jeer (verb)
  • made crack,
  • pokes fun,
  • poked fun,
  • comebacked,
  • makes a crack,
  • making a crack,
  • poking fun,
  • makes crack,
  • made a crack,
  • making crack,
  • comebacking,
  • make crack.
  •look down on (verb)
  • turned nose at,
  • turning nose at,
  • turning nose up at,
  • turns nose up at,
  • turn nose at,
  • turns nose at,
  • turned nose up at,
  • looked down on.
  •mislike (verb)
  • mis-liked,
  • mis-liking,
  • mis liked,
  • mis liking.
  •scoff (verb)
  • digged at,
  • dis believed,
  • dis believing,
  • dis believes,
  • shows contempt,
  • dis-believed,
  • poking fun at,
  • digging at,
  • dis-believe,
  • showed contempt,
  • making light of,
  • dug at,
  • dis-believes,
  • dis-believing,
  • dis believe,
  • makes light of,
  • digs at.
  •scorn (verb)
  • turns back on,
  • being above,
  • am above,
  • are above,
  • considers beneath one,
  • art above,
  • is above,
  • turning back on,
  • were above,
  • considering beneath one,
  • wast above,
  • considered beneath one,
  • was above,
  • wert above.
  •slight (verb)
  • giving the brush,
  • showed disrespect,
  • give brush,
  • not give time day,
  • treated with contempt,
  • up-staging,
  • giving the cold shoulder to,
  • treating with contempt,
  • gave the cold shoulder to,
  • giving cold shoulder to,
  • gave the brush,
  • treats with contempt,
  • up stages,
  • up-stage,
  • gives the cold shoulder to,
  • up staging,
  • gave brush,
  • turned deaf ear to,
  • shows disrespect,
  • showing disrespect,
  • giving brush,
  • gives cold shoulder to,
  • up-staged,
  • turns deaf ear to,
  • up stage,
  • turning deaf ear to,
  • up staged,
  • gives the brush,
  • gives brush,
  • gave cold shoulder to,
  • up-stages.
  •spurn (verb)
  • holds contempt,
  • re-probates,
  • give cold shoulder,
  • de-clines,
  • de clines,
  • held contempt,
  • holding contempt,
  • de cline,
  • re probate,
  • re-probated,
  • de-cline,
  • re-probate,
  • re probating,
  • hold contempt,
  • holds in contempt,
  • steers clear,
  • steering clear,
  • holding in contempt,
  • held in contempt,
  • steered clear,
  • nixed.

• Other synonyms:

  •defy
  • hurl defiance at,
  • take one on,
  • fly in face of,
  • make my day,
  • stuck fast,
  • stick fast,
  • Repulsing,
  • Ridiculed,
  • Outdare,
  • Fronting,
  • sticking fast.
  •demean
  • knocking down,
  • cut rate,
  • poor mouth,
  • cut down to size,
  • dis,
  • knocked down,
  • Bemean,
  • cast down,
  • casting down,
  • knocks down,
  • poormouth,
  • poor-mouth,
  • badmouth,
  • be little,
  • dissing,
  • dumped on,
  • knock down,
  • DISES,
  • bemeaned.
  •dislike
  • bear malice toward,
  • not appreciate,
  • Regretted,
  • Mislike,
  • Disfavored,
  • object to,
  • be averse to,
  • Antipathize,
  • have no stomach for,
  • make faces at,
  • Disfavoring,
  • lose interest in,
  • have no taste for,
  • not care for,
  • grossed out on,
  • not take kindly to,
  • not feel like,
  • be turned off to,
  • shudder at,
  • not endure,
  • have hard feelings.
  •dismiss
  • Shelving,
  • lays aside,
  • girt,
  • setting aside,
  • laid aside,
  • set aside,
  • lay aside,
  • kiss off,
  • laugh away.
  •hate
  • be disgusted with,
  • spit upon,
  • be sorry,
  • feel malice to,
  • be sick of,
  • recoil from,
  • have aversion to,
  • hated,
  • be loath,
  • can't stand,
  • bear a grudge against,
  • Hates,
  • have an aversion to,
  • be hostile to,
  • be reluctant,
  • down on,
  • be repelled by,
  • have enough of.
  •Other relevant words:
  • execrate,
  • offence,
  • misdemeanor,
  • dismissive,
  • cut,
  • contemptuous,
  • disdainful,
  • humiliate,
  • scornful,
  • decry,
  • opprobrious,
  • underrate,
  • sniff,
  • fly,
  • contempt,
  • vilify,
  • misfeasance,
  • undervalue,
  • cavalier,
  • kid,
  • banter,
  • belittle,
  • reproach,
  • ride roughshod over,
  • disavow,
  • derogation,
  • backcap,
  • guy,
  • thumb,
  • tease,
  • trample,
  • snoot,
  • contemptible,
  • muckrake,
  • despising,
  • oppose,
  • abominate,
  • malpractice,
  • go against,
  • snap,
  • mistake,
  • Defier,
  • misconduct,
  • denigrate,
  • contravene,
  • diminish,
  • offhand,
  • counteract,
  • turn down,
  • discourteous,
  • derogatory,
  • cold shoulder,
  • disgraceful,
  • brush off,
  • derisory,
  • feint,
  • eliminate,
  • derogate,
  • shun,
  • patronise,
  • knock,
  • backbite,
  • bumptious,
  • jibe,
  • malign,
  • tweak,
  • degrade,
  • hoity-toity,
  • disfavour,
  • blow upon,
  • encroach on,
  • Avile,
  • asperse,
  • neglect,
  • Despiser,
  • trample on,
  • blame,
  • countervail,
  • defame,
  • brand,
  • laugh,
  • hurt,
  • harm,
  • be inattentive to,
  • not mind,
  • overlook,
  • make fun of,
  • fallacy,
  • insolent,
  • pull to pieces,
  • trample upon,
  • abject,
  • twit,
  • reproachful,
  • mock,
  • snort,
  • put,
  • treat as inferior,
  • pull leg,
  • scorner,
  • misdemeanour,
  • sneer,
  • revile,
  • mind,
  • deprecate,
  • patronize,
  • abusive,
  • cajole,
  • shameful,
  • violate,
  • use,
  • malfeasance,
  • misconception,
  • gibe,
  • minimize,
  • cynical,
  • chaff,
  • libel,
  • lampoon,
  • affront,
  • flippant,
  • detract,
  • blacken,
  • freeze off,
  • disrespectful,
  • contumelious,
  • turn from,
  • berate,
  • disrespect,
  • denounce,
  • snub,
  • cry down,
  • high hat,
  • underestimate,
  • traduce,
  • slander,
  • disapproving,
  • dishonorable,
  • Contemner,
  • taunt,
  • disparaging,
  • haughty,
  • vile,
  • abandon,
  • blaspheme,
  • misapprehension,
  • be put,
  • supercilious,
  • despicable,
  • abase,
  • criticize,
  • wrongdoing,
  • talk down to,
  • countermine,
  • calumniate,
  • derisive,
  • disesteem,
  • snide,
  • bespatter,
  • severe,
  • counter,
  • Misprision,
  • pooh-pooh,
  • damage,
  • rag,
  • cast aspersions,
  • look,
  • flout.

Antonyms for Contemn:

• v.

  • despise
    like, love, admire, approve.
  • Other antonyms:
    favor, worship, countenance, subscribe, prize, esteem, value, accept, honor, revere, respect, appreciate, treasure, hallow, cherish, care, lionize, venerate.

Homophones for Contemn:

• comedown, common thyme, commination, comedian, camden, cementum, comedienne, cognition, commutation, condominium, commendation, count down, canton, countdown, cachinnation, common time, canteen, condone, centimo, coumadin, count noun, condition, condemn, canadian, count on, committeewoman, come down, contadino, contain, connotation, continue, cimetidine, commotion, county town, continuo, condom, committeeman, continuum, cymatium, conidium, cismontane, centime, cognation, Canada Anemone, cynodon.

Hypernym for Contemn:

• v.

  • emotion
    look down on.

Hyponym for Contemn:

• v.

  • emotion
    hate, detest.