Disdaining

Synonyms for "disdaining" (17 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Verb(4 words)

contempt contemptuous decline derision

Strong matches (5)

Verb(5 words)

derisive despise disdain disdainfuldisdainful behavior

Related words (8)

Verb(8 words)

dismiss rebuff refuse scorn scornfulscornful conductsnub spurn

Related word relations

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act attitude behavior conduct decisiondescriptive adjectivedescriptor disposition evaluationevaluative adjectiveevaluative languageexpression feelinggrammatical formmodifierpart of speech

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More specific

18 entries

condescending contempt derision dismiss dismissal dismissivedismissive framingmockerypast participlepresent participlerebuff refusal rejectionrhetorical contemptscorn slight

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Collocations

10 entries

act of disdainingair of disdainingdisdaining attitudedisdaining demeanordisdaining expressiondisdaining gazedisdaining posturedisdaining remarkdisdaining smiledisdaining tone

Inflections

3 entries

disdained disdainings disdains

Derivations

5 entries

disdain disdainer disdainful disdainfully disdainfulness

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I enjoyed myself exceedingly, not disdaining the supper, everything being most delicious.

Source: tatoeba (3439129)

She disdained everybody; and because of her disdainings it was believed that the master of her beauty was the Lord of Darkness; and that seemed reasonable.

Source: wiktionary

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