Contempt and Care

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Contempt noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.

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Care is an antonym for contempt in disdain topic.

Care noun - Strict attentiveness to what one is doing.

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Contempt is an antonym for care.

special	special contempt	special care
particular	particular contempt	particular care
public	public contempt	public care
complete	complete contempt	complete care
Other adjectives: certain, total, considerable, genuine, real, constant, extreme, great, general, universal, greater.

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