Definition for Contempt:

• a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous

Synonyms for Contempt:

• n.

  •
  • antagonism,
  • enmity,
  • dislike,
  • disgust,
  • animosity,
  • revulsion,
  • repulsion.
  •
  • child abuse,
  • contempt of court,
  • criminal negligence,
  • stigma,
  • defamation,
  • bigamy,
  • agriterrorism,
  • dishonor,
  • bioterrorism,
  • blackmail.
  •
  • resist,
  • recalcitrancy.
  •act (noun)
  • contempt.
  •contempt (noun)
  • disfavor,
  • renouncement,
  • invective,
  • contumacy.
  •contemptible (noun)
  • despicable,
  • offensive,
  • worthless.
  •contumacy (noun)
  • dis obediences,
  • dis-obediences,
  • dis-obedience,
  • dis obedience.
  •contumely (noun)
  • Ing,
  • Re-mark,
  • ings.
  •cynicism (noun)
  • cynicism.
  •defiance (noun)
  • rebelliousness,
  • enjoinder,
  • Insurgence,
  • Impugnment,
  • impudence,
  • throwing of the gauntlet,
  • Factiousness.
  •derision (noun)
  • pilgarlics,
  • scoffings,
  • object ridicule,
  • backhanded compliments,
  • parting shots.
  •despitefulness (noun)
  • de spitefulnesses,
  • de-spitefulnesses,
  • de-spitefulness,
  • de spitefulness.
  •discourtesy (noun)
  • rudeness.
  •disdain (noun)
  • de spite,
  • despisements,
  • de-spites,
  • snobbishnesses,
  • de-spite,
  • despites,
  • superbities,
  • de spites.
  •disdain, disrespect (noun)
  • malice,
  • snobbery,
  • stubbornness.
  •disgrace (noun)
  • de-basing,
  • dis-graces,
  • dis credit,
  • dis esteem,
  • dis grace,
  • dis-credit,
  • dis honors,
  • disbarments,
  • debasings,
  • dis-reputes,
  • de basing,
  • dis favor,
  • dis-favor,
  • de gradations,
  • dis-repute,
  • ingloriousnesses,
  • de-basement,
  • dis credits,
  • de gradation,
  • dis-grace,
  • dis-honors,
  • dis-credits,
  • dis favors,
  • dis-favors,
  • dis reputes,
  • dis-esteem,
  • de-gradations,
  • in-gloriousness,
  • de basements,
  • de-basements,
  • in gloriousnesses,
  • in gloriousness,
  • dis honor,
  • humblings,
  • dis esteems,
  • de-gradation,
  • in-gloriousnesses,
  • dis-esteems,
  • dis graces,
  • dis repute,
  • dis-honor,
  • de basement.
  •disparagement (noun)
  • de rogation,
  • under-estimations,
  • de-rogations,
  • de-rogation,
  • de rogations,
  • under estimation,
  • under-estimation,
  • backstabbings,
  • under estimations.
  •disregard (noun)
  • dis-interests,
  • over-sight,
  • brush offs,
  • in differences,
  • in-attentions,
  • in difference,
  • over sights,
  • in attentions,
  • dis interest,
  • dis-regards,
  • over-looking,
  • in-difference,
  • in-advertences,
  • un mindfulness,
  • un mindfulnesses,
  • in attention,
  • the cold shoulders,
  • un-mindfulness,
  • dis interests,
  • un-mindfulnesses,
  • neglectings,
  • over looking,
  • brush-offs,
  • dis regard,
  • in-differences,
  • in-attention,
  • in-advertence,
  • dis-regard,
  • unmindfulnesses,
  • un concerns,
  • brushoffs,
  • forgettings,
  • in advertence,
  • overlookings,
  • un-concern,
  • dis regards,
  • dis-interest,
  • insouciances,
  • un-concerns,
  • over-sights,
  • slightings,
  • in advertences,
  • over sight,
  • un concern.
  •disrespect (noun)
  • sacrilege,
  • Unmannerliness,
  • lese majesty,
  • Insolency,
  • impoliteness,
  • lack of respect,
  • insolentness.
  •execration (noun)
  • excoriations,
  • cursings,
  • imprecation,
  • excoriation,
  • malediction.
  •hating (noun)
  • execration.
  •hatred (noun)
  • dis gusts,
  • dis approvals,
  • dis pleasures,
  • dis tastes,
  • re-venge,
  • no use fors,
  • dis-approval,
  • dis-taste,
  • dis-pleasures,
  • malignances,
  • re venge,
  • dis-tastes,
  • dis taste,
  • re-venges,
  • invidiousnesses,
  • dis-gust,
  • dis pleasure,
  • allergy tos,
  • re venges,
  • dis-pleasure,
  • dis-approvals,
  • dis-gusts,
  • dis approval,
  • dis gust.
  •haughtiness (noun)
  • disdainfulnesses,
  • contemptuousnesses.
  •hauteur (noun)
  • high handedness,
  • highhandednesses,
  • high-handednesses,
  • high handednesses,
  • conceitednesses,
  • selfimportance,
  • self importance.
  •hiss (noun)
  • sibilances.
  •ill repute (noun)
  • bad odors.
  •reproach (noun)
  • re-prehension,
  • re-prehensions,
  • re prehension,
  • re prehensions.
  •ridicule (noun)
  • deprecation,
  • fun,
  • caricature,
  • jesting,
  • irreverence,
  • humiliation,
  • roast,
  • joke,
  • abasement burlesque,
  • taunt,
  • sneering,
  • travesty,
  • denigration,
  • flippancy.
  •sarcasm (noun)
  • lampoonings,
  • causticnesses.
  •shame (noun)
  • self-reproof,
  • shamefacedness,
  • stupefaction,
  • loss of face,
  • skeleton in the cupboard,
  • self-disgust,
  • skeleton in cupboard,
  • Pudency,
  • bad conscience,
  • self-reproach.
  •slight (noun)
  • call-downs,
  • re buff,
  • calldowns,
  • calldown,
  • call downs,
  • re-buffs,
  • re buffs.
  •state of disgrace (noun)
  • opprobrium,
  • Insignificancy,
  • disrepute,
  • discredit,
  • ignominy.
  •trenchancy (noun)
  • trenchancy.
  •unruliness (noun)
  • Indocility,
  • intractableness.
  •vitriol (noun)
  • Acrimoniousness,
  • hatefulness.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • slander,
  • solicitation,
  • hate,
  • conspiracy,
  • public nuisance.
  •
  • fraud.
  •
  • lip,
  • intent.
  •
  • flip.
  •bias
  • prejudice.

Paraphrases for Contempt:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    scorn.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    disdain, scorn.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    non-compliance, ignorance, offence, contrary, contradiction.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    disregard.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    defiance, disrespect, contravention, Flouting, denigration, derision, violation, insult, mockery, disregard, condescension, trampling, neglect, affront, obstruction, breach, humiliation, non-respect, spite, detriment, infringement.

Antonyms for Contempt:

• n.

  • disdain, disrespect
    care, love, friendliness, approval, sanction, esteem, liking, flattery, like, respect, honor, endorsement, admiration, obedience, regard, loving, approbation, praise, compliment, affection, sympathy.
  • state of disgrace
    credit.
  • Other antonyms:
    idolatry, tolerance, glorification, idolization, deference, fondness, reverence, acceptance, lionization, fancy, worship, veneration, deification.

Contempt Sentence Examples:

• How long we had sat thus I cannot tell, but the twilight was deepening in the room when we were suddenly interrupted by my father, who entered abruptly, came towards us with hasty steps, but stopping short when within a yard or two, confronted his step - son with such a look of angry contempt as I had never before seen upon his face.

• Death was my enemy indeed, an enemy who would not strike, who passed me by as one beneath contempt!

Hypernym for Contempt:

• n.

  • act
    contempt of court, contempt of congress.

Hyponym for Contempt:

• n.

  • act
    noncompliance, disobedience.
  • attribute
    rudeness, discourtesy.
  • feeling
    dislike.