Admired and Scorned

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Admired adjective - Regarded with admiration.

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Scorned is an antonym for admired.

Scorned adjective - Treated with contempt.

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Admired is an antonym for scorned.

Nearby Words: scorn, scornful, scornfully, scorning

Now their empire has crumbled, their money is gone, and they are scorned by the people who once admired them; there's nothing left for them to do but long for the Glory Days.

Source: How the Mighty Have Fallen

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