Condescending
Condescending adjective - (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension.
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Synonyms for Condescending
Distant and condescending are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Distant" instead an adjective "Condescending".
Distant
Distant adjective - Not close in time or space.
Condescending and distant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Condescending" instead an adjective "Distant".
Both words in one sentence
- She is emotionally distant and condescending to Brian and refuses to be intimate with him.
Source: The Unfair Sex - Abe Simpson of The Simpsons would waver between being a decent parent that Homer liked and a distant and condescending jerk toward him.
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Defrosting Ice Prince: He starts out distant, constantly irritable, and condescending, but eventually warms up to Flonne and Etna.
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