Synonyms for contempt
kənˈtɛmptcon·tempt

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1. contemptnoun

   Synonyms:
   abhorrence, antipathy, aversion, dislike, hatred, loathing, repugnance

   Antonyms:
   esteem, esteem, estimate, estimation, favor, regard, respect

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1. contempt, disdain, scorn, despitenoun

   lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

   "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"

   Synonyms:
   patronage, scorn, condescension, disdain, despite, disrespect

2. contempt, disrespectnoun

   a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous

   Synonyms:
   scorn, discourtesy, disdain, despite, disrespect

3. contempt, scornnoun

   open disrespect for a person or thing

   Synonyms:
   scorn, disdain, despite, disrespect

4. contemptnoun

   a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body

   Synonyms:
   scorn, disdain, despite, disrespect

Matched Categories

1. • Discourtesy
   • Disobedience
   • Disrespect
   • Law

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1. contemptnoun

   Synonyms:
   disdain, scorn, mockery, derision, contumely, disregard, slight, mean opinion

2. contemptnoun

   Synonyms:
   shame, disgrace

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1. contemptnoun

   Synonyms:
   disdain, scorn, contumely, derision, detestation, disgrace, reproach

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1. List of paraphrases for "contempt":

   disdain, disregard, scorn, defiance, disrespect, outrage, flouting, insult, derision

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1. Berthold Auerbach:

   Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt.

2. Anthony Bourdain:

   I will never eat in Alessandro Borgognone restaurant. I have utter contempt for Alessandro Borgognone, utter and complete contempt.

3. Robert H Bork:

   No church that panders to the zeitgeist deserves respect, and very shortly it will not get respect, except from those who find it politically useful, and that is less respect than disguised contempt.

4. National Republican Senatorial:

   Hickenlooperhas spent the last week refusing to testify, ignoring subpoenas, and being found in contempt because he didnt want to answer for his serious disregard for Colorados ethics laws, he is guilty of shrugging off the states ethics rules and violating the trust taxpayers had placed in him as Governor. Now he has to defend taxpayers footing the bill for his $ 525-an-hour lawyer out of a post-9 / 11 economic recovery fund.

5. Ted Cruz:

   As I've said repeatedly, what we saw on January 6 was a despicable terrorist attack on the United States Capitol and those who carried it out should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Unfortunately, this impeachment trial did nothing to bring the domestic terrorists who committed this heinous attack to justice. It merely satisfied Democrats' desire to once again vent their hatred of Donald Trump and their contempt for the tens of millions of Americans who voted for him.