Mary was scornful of Tom.
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Scornful
//ˈskɔɹnfəl//
Synonyms for "scornful" (57 found)
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Closest matches (12)
Adjective(2 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (17)
Related words (28)
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1 entriesderived
2 entriesderived from
2 entriesrelated to
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
30 translations across 19 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- презрителен adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
- пренебрежителен adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 輕視的 /轻视的 adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
Czech
1 entries- pohrdavý adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
Dutch
2 entries- minachtend adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
- minachtende adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
Finnish
3 entries- halveksiva adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
- ivallinen adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
- ylenkatseellinen adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
French
2 entries- dédaigneux adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
- méprisant adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
German
1 entries- verächtlich adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
Greek
2 entries- καταφρονητικός adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
- περιφρονητικός adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
Italian
3 entries- disprezzante adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
- sdegnoso adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
- sprezzante adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
Korean
2 entries- 경멸적 adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
- 냉소적인 adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
Middle English
1 entries- scornful adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
Māori
1 entries- hīkaka te ihu adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
Persian
1 entries- تحقیرآمیز adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
Polish
1 entries- pogardliwy adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
Russian
2 entries- надме́нный adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
- презри́тельный adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
Spanish
1 entries- despreciativo adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
Swedish
1 entries- föraktfull adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
Tocharian B
1 entries- erkatte adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
Ukrainian
2 entries- знева́жливий adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
- прези́рливий adj (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
He was scornful of the danger.
Source: tatoeba (295034)
Everybody is fed up with Dan's scornful attitude.
Source: tatoeba (3997609)
There was a scornful note in his voice.
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