Tom started slighting his studies after he became a member of the football team.
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Slighting
Synonyms for "slighting" (77 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Adjective(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (23)
Related words (38)
indignitylaissez fairelaxlibelouslooseneglectneglectfulnegligentnonrestrictiveoff guardpejorativepermissivepersonalprocrastinatingrelaxedremissridiculingscampingscandalousscurrilous
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More general
9 entriesbehaviordestructiondevaluedisrespectemotional responseevaluative terminterpersonal behaviorinterpersonal emotionpejorative term
More specific
11 entriesdemeaning remarkderogatory remarkfeeling of offenseinsultinsulting actinsulting gestureoverlookrampart destructionsnubtrivializewounded pride
Collocations
13 entriesacademic slightingdeliberate slightinghistorical slightingintentional slightingpersonal slightingpublic slightingslighting critiqueslighting dismissalslighting gestureslighting remarkslighting tonesustained slightingverbal slighting
Inflections
7 entriesDerivations
7 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
His habit of slighting the company chairman was considered to be inappropriate behaviour.
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[…] the rest, who had looked upon him with such disdainful neglect […] now flocked about him, striving who should express most respect, and, by an extraordinary officiousness, redeem their late slightings.
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The slighting of children
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