Synonyms for Disdainful

Synonyms for "disdainful" (124 found)

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Closest matches (25)

contemptuous despising proud abjuratory aloof arrogant audacious bold brash brassy brazen bumptious cavalier challenging cheeky clannish cliquish cocky cold condescending

Adjective(4 words)

belittling bombastic buggish contemptuous

Adjective(1 words)

contemptuous

Strong matches (37)

contumelious cool daring declinatory defiant defying derisive derogatory disdain dismissive disregardful exclusive familiar forward greatly daring haughty high and mighty highfalutin hoity-toity hubristic

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huffy impertinent impudent insolent insulting

Adjective(9 words)

contumelious deprecative derogative despising dismissive disrespectful hankty high-hat holier-than-thou

Adjective(3 words)

haughty imperious insulting

Related words (62)

Related word relations

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More general

8 entries

arrogant bumptious entitled imperious magisterial overconfident presumptuous supercilious

Antonyms

1 entries

respectful

Synonyms

2 entries

contemptuous despising

Related terms

5 entries

abusive condescending degrading disparaging patronizing

derived

2 entries

disdainfully disdainfulness

derived from

1 entries

disdain

related to

5 entries

contempt disdain disdainfully scorn unworthy

similar

5 entries

condescending contemptuous disrespectful proud

Translations

31 translations across 19 languages.

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Belarusian

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пага́рдлівы adj (showing contempt or scorn)

Bulgarian

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презри́телен adj (showing contempt or scorn)
пренебрежи́телен adj (showing contempt or scorn)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

侮辱的 adj (showing contempt or scorn)
輕蔑的 /轻蔑的 adj (showing contempt or scorn)

Czech

3 entries

opovržlivý adj (showing contempt or scorn)
pohrdavý adj (showing contempt or scorn)
přezíravý adj (showing contempt or scorn)

Dutch

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laatdunkend adj (showing contempt or scorn)
minachtend adj (showing contempt or scorn)
neerbuigend adj (showing contempt or scorn)

French

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dédaigneux adj (showing contempt or scorn)

German

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geringschätzig adj (showing contempt or scorn)
verächtlich adj (showing contempt or scorn)

Greek

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ακατάδεκτος adj (showing contempt or scorn)

Italian

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disdegnoso adj (showing contempt or scorn)
sprezzante adj (showing contempt or scorn)

Latin

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fastōsus adj (showing contempt or scorn)

Middle English

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disdeynous adj (showing contempt or scorn)

Norwegian Bokmål

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foraktelig adj (showing contempt or scorn)
foraktfull adj (showing contempt or scorn)

Polish

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pogardliwy adj (showing contempt or scorn)

Portuguese

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desdenhoso adj (showing contempt or scorn)

Romanian

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disprețuitor adj (showing contempt or scorn)

Russian

2 entries

презри́тельный adj (showing contempt or scorn)
пренебрежи́тельный adj (showing contempt or scorn)

Spanish

2 entries

desdeñoso adj (showing contempt or scorn)
displicente adj (showing contempt or scorn)

Swedish

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föraktfull adj (showing contempt or scorn)

Ukrainian

2 entries

пого́рдливий adj (showing contempt or scorn)
прези́рливий adj (showing contempt or scorn)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

She pooh-poohed the idea with a disdainful wave of her hand.

Source: tatoeba (713027)

Narcissists are often snobbish, disdainful and patronising of others' opinions, while, at the same time, having an overwhelming need for admiration and reassurance.

Source: tatoeba (3754717)

Dan isn't an arrogant and disdainful guy.

Source: tatoeba (3997613)

Arabs were already at work behind their wooden ploughs, drawn either by horses, mules, bullocks, or camels. These last looked as if they were inwardly protesting against the indignity, and stalked along with their usual disdainful air.

Source: tatoeba (11576411)

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Disdainful