Disparaging

Synonyms for "disparaging" (109 found)

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Closest matches (22)

Adjective(4 words)

abusive aweless back-biting belittling bitchy blackening blameful calumniatory calumnious catty censorious condemnatory contemptuous contumelious

Verb(1 words)

affronting

Noun(3 words)

backbiting boondoggling catcalling

Strong matches (33)

critical damnatory defamatory denunciatory deprecative deprecatory depreciative depreciatory derisive derisory derogative derogatory destructive detracting detractory disadvantageous discourteous disrespectful execrating

Adjective(10 words)

criticize decry demeaning denigrate deprecate derogativederogatory languagediscreditdisparage?disrespect

Noun(2 words)

denigrating deriding

Verb(2 words)

deprecating derogating

Related words (54)

execrative execratory foul impudent injurious insolent invective inveighing irreverent jaundiced judgmental libelous minimizing objurgatory pejorative personal priggish reproachful reprobative reviling

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ridiculing satirical scandalous scoffing scornful scurrile scurrilous slanderous slighting uncomplimentary underrating undervaluing vilifying vituperative

Adjective(12 words)

hurtful injurious invidious minimize opprobrious pejorativepejorative descriptorpejorative epithetscornful simplistic slummy worthless

Noun(6 words)

impugning pejoratives pinche redneck scorning sneering

Verb(2 words)

insulting slurred

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

2 entries

criticizeevaluative adjective

More specific

9 entries

decry demean denigratederogatory languagediscredit dismiss insulting ridicule slur

Collocations

9 entries

disparaging assessmentdisparaging commentsdisparaging critiquedisparaging languagedisparaging portrayaldisparaging remarkdisparaging remarksdisparaging rhetoricdisparaging tone

Inflections

4 entries

disparaged disparagesmore disparagingmost disparaging

Derivations

4 entries

disparage disparagement disparager disparagingly

similar

1 entries

uncomplimentary

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

It seems that I often see mean and disparaging behavior towards individuals on the net.

Source: tatoeba (402429)

People are prone to believe disparaging lies about people they don't like.

Source: tatoeba (9316997)

I dislike using disparaging terms.

Source: tatoeba (11530899)

She made many disparaging comments on Twitter.

Source: tatoeba (11535961)

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