Condescending
Condescending adjective - (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension.
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Synonyms for Condescending
Hard and condescending are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hard" instead an adjective "Condescending".
Hard
Hard adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.
Condescending and hard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Condescending" instead an adjective "Hard".
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Berserk Button: It's hard to get Doug really riled up on something, although being condescending to kids is a good place to start.
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Vegeta spends most of the Android / Cell arc being a condescending ass to Future Trunks - it's not too hard to find clips of him hitting his own son.
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To be fair to Mensans, it's hard for a tall person to state "I am tall" as a simple fact without sounding condescending to other people.
Source: Useful Notes / Mensa
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