What is another word for disparaging?
548 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ dɪspˈaɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ], [ dɪspˈaɹɪdʒɪŋ], [ d_ɪ_s_p_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_dʒ_ɪ_ŋ]
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Similar words for disparaging:
- abusive (adjective)
- captious (adjective)
- carping (adjective)
- censorious (adjective)
- contemptuous (adjective)
- critical (adjective)
- defamatory (adjective)
- derogative (adjective)
- derogatory (adjective)
- disadvantageous (adjective)
- insulting (adjective)
- ironic/ironical (adjective)
- libelous (adjective)
- mordant (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- overcritical (adjective)
- sarcastic (adjective)
- other relevant words (noun)
- criticizing (verb)
- detracting (verb)
- disapproving (verb)
- protesting (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Disparaging:
adj.
• abusive (adjective)- most maligning,
- offensive,
- more upbraiding,
- most upbraiding,
- more maligning,
- sharp tongued,
- more reproachful,
- in solent,
- more castigating,
- up braiding,
- more reviling,
- most traducing,
- most castigating,
- sharptongued,
- most scolding,
- more invective,
- most invective,
- most calumniating,
- most reviling,
- most obloquious,
- more obloquious,
- more traducing,
- up-braiding,
- more calumniating,
- most vilifying,
- more scolding,
- more vilifying,
- in-solent,
- most reproachful.
- more nit picking,
- hyper critical,
- more cavillous,
- most caviling,
- irritable,
- most nit-picking,
- more deprecating,
- fault finding,
- hyper-critical,
- more exceptive,
- most deprecating,
- ex acting,
- most cavillous,
- more nit-picking,
- more caviling,
- nit picking,
- ex-acting,
- most exceptive,
- most nit picking.
- more grousing,
- most criticizing,
- de-precatory,
- more criticizing,
- more whining,
- more bellyaching,
- most griping,
- most kvetching,
- most grousing,
- de precatory,
- most moaning,
- more kvetching,
- grumbling,
- more moaning,
- most whining,
- most bellyaching,
- more griping.
- most culpatory,
- dis approving,
- most reprehending,
- most reproaching,
- more disapproving,
- most condemnatory,
- more culpatory,
- most condemning,
- more condemning,
- more reproaching,
- more condemnatory,
- most disapproving,
- more reprehending,
- most denouncing,
- most chiding,
- dis-approving,
- more denouncing,
- more chiding.
- un-favorable,
- de rogatory,
- de-rogatory,
- most decrying,
- dis honoring,
- more decrying,
- de-crying,
- more minimizing,
- more dishonoring,
- de crying,
- de spiteful,
- un flattering,
- de grading,
- more aspersing,
- most minimizing,
- de-grading,
- most aspersing,
- un-flattering,
- most dishonoring,
- dis-honoring,
- un favorable,
- de-spiteful.
- most debit-side,
- ill-timed,
- more debitside,
- pre judicial,
- in expedient,
- un complimentary,
- in-expedient,
- objectionable,
- dis-advantageous,
- un-profitable,
- in-opportune,
- on debit side,
- more uncomplimentary,
- un profitable,
- most uncomplimentary,
- illtimed,
- most debit side,
- more dyslogistic,
- most dyslogistic,
- most debitside,
- in opportune,
- more debit-side,
- un-complimentary,
- dis advantageous,
- pre-judicial,
- more debit side,
- more downside,
- debitside,
- most downside.
- most ridiculing,
- dis courteous,
- un civil,
- dis respectful,
- dis-respectful,
- un-civil,
- more ridiculing,
- dis-courteous.
- most doubleedged,
- more ironic,
- most jibing,
- wry,
- double edged,
- most ironical,
- more double-edged,
- more backbiting,
- most chaffing,
- quick witted,
- more chaffing,
- most backbiting,
- most double-edged,
- in congruous,
- in-congruous,
- more paradoxical,
- quickwitted,
- more doubleedged,
- most paradoxical,
- more double edged,
- more jibing,
- most double edged,
- doubleedged.
- grousing,
- pejorative,
- derogatory,
- vituperative,
- condemnatory,
- scornful,
- slighting,
- weisenheiming,
- scoffing,
- nit-picking,
- Culpatory,
- abusive,
- captious,
- critical,
- uncomplimentary,
- censorious,
- carping,
- reproachful,
- kvetching,
- ill timed,
- debit-side,
- on the debit side,
- paradoxical,
- sarcastic,
- double-edged,
- smart alecky,
- Exceptive,
- defamatory,
- disadvantageous,
- debit side,
- dyslogistic,
- Cavillous,
- Obloquious,
- insulting.
n.
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- blistering,
- ad hominem,
- accusing,
- acrid,
- acerbic,
- praise,
- accusatory,
- biting,
- acid,
- low.
- vitriol,
- cheap,
- judgmental,
- belittling,
- derisory,
- contemptuous,
- degrading,
- disrespectful,
- humbling,
- astringent,
- acidulous,
- calumnious,
- catty,
- disdainful,
- pointed,
- minimizing,
- deprecative,
- libelous,
- discourteous,
- hypercritical,
- insolent,
- scurrilous,
- Execrative,
- derisive,
- contumelious,
- barbed,
- blameful,
- Reprobative,
- back-biting,
- Inveighing,
- unfavorable,
- disapproving,
- aweless,
- condescending,
- dismissive,
- depreciatory,
- undervaluing,
- derogative,
- invective,
- snidely,
- Execrating,
- snide,
- damnatory,
- withering,
- denunciatory,
- deprecatory,
- Execratory,
- blackening,
- Detractory,
- impudent,
- depreciative,
- aloof,
- pointedly,
- deprecating,
- Scurrile,
- Reviling,
- hard-hitting,
- scandalous,
- Vilifying,
- critically,
- vinegary,
- humiliating,
- demeaning,
- Detracting,
- calumniatory,
- priggish,
- underrating,
- irreverent,
- damning,
- ill,
- pungent,
- venomous,
- scathing,
- slanderous,
- Objurgatory,
- sniffy,
- bitchy,
- Ridiculing.
v.
• criticizing (verb) • detracting (verb)- diminishing,
- Discounting,
- Abrading,
- Defaming,
- reducing,
- depreciating,
- Decrying,
- casting aspersion,
- lessening,
- Derogating,
- Maligning.
Other synonyms:
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- detractive,
- opprobrious,
- ironic.
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- rude.
- supercilious,
- loftiness,
- nasty,
- envious,
- disparagingly,
- questionable,
- bewail,
- Impeaching,
- coarse,
- regret,
- Slurring,
- berate,
- blameworthy,
- Disgracing,
- debasing,
- disrepute,
- condemn,
- criticize,
- disdainfully,
- conflicting,
- patronizing,
- denigrate,
- bitter,
- Mordantly,
- pick at,
- foul,
- lowering,
- Libelling,
- intimate,
- revile,
- Hudibrastic,
- deplore,
- reproachfully,
- opprobriously,
- pessimistically,
- contrary,
- left-handed,
- knock,
- glumly,
- disapprovingly,
- superciliousness,
- adverse,
- disparagement,
- disparage,
- clamorous,
- dejectedly,
- spiteful,
- depreciation,
- snotty,
- personal,
- blame,
- scoffer,
- despising,
- Chaffing,
- Sotadean,
- traduce,
- defame,
- negative,
- contemptuously,
- disesteem,
- denunciative,
- insolence,
- cynical,
- chide,
- censure,
- dubious,
- denigrative,
- suspiciously,
- mockingly,
- foul-mouthed,
- dirty,
- splenetic,
- licentious,
- Contemner,
- contumely,
- Exaggerating,
- filthy,
- distrustfully,
- caustically,
- Mitigating,
- abusively,
- despondently,
- scolding,
- offensively,
- sadly,
- vile,
- contempt,
- defy,
- malign,
- obscene,
- Abusing,
- unfriendly,
- insultingly,
- disdain,
- scabrous,
- belittle,
- Traducing,
- smear,
- scorner,
- Despiser,
- denounce,
- injurious,
- sullenly,
- accuse,
- scorn,
- bemoan,
- loathe,
- slightingly,
- profane,
- detest,
- high-handed,
- admonitory,
- judgemental,
- depreciate,
- satirically,
- Cheapening,
- obnoxiously,
- Panning,
- derisively,
- individual,
- reproving,
- deflating,
- Contemptuousness,
- destructive,
- Affronting,
- libellous,
- miserably,
- Fescennine,
- derision,
- sneering,
- minimize,
- vilify,
- snooty,
- despise,
- unfavourable,
- prejudice,
- vulgar,
- Pecking,
- haughtiness,
- Disvaluation,
- overcritical,
- deprecate,
- antithetical,
- foul-spoken,
- decry,
- opposed,
- Slandering,
- repulsively,
- sarcastically,
- condescendingly,
- satiric,
- thersitical,
- opposing,
- knocking,
- Abasing,
- spoofing,
- jaundiced,
- disrespect,
- hostile,
- denigratory,
- sneeringly,
- indecent,
- contradictory,
- jeeringly,
- ironically,
- doubtful,
- criticise,
- flout,
- gloomily,
- overweening,
- jealous,
- arrogance,
- smutty,
- Disdaining,
- downgrading,
- haughty,
- gross,
- ambiguous,
- scornfully,
- Sotadic,
- Derogatorily,
- resentful,
- superior.
How to use "Disparaging" in context?
The word "disparaging" is one that conjures up many negative images. From belittling someone to calling them names, disparaging someone can be incredibly hurtful. While it is sometimes necessary to speak frankly and honestly with others, using disparaging words is never a good idea. Even if the person you're disparaging deserves it, using these words will only make them feel vulnerable and humiliated. Instead, try to be constructive and honest when discussing issues.
Paraphrases for Disparaging:
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Verb, gerund or present participle
blackening, Discrediting, Bashing.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
denigrating.
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