Contempt and Compliment

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

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Compliment is an antonym for contempt in topics: regard, honor, disdain.

Compliment noun - An admiring personal remark.

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Contempt is an antonym for compliment.

high	high contempt	high compliment
pure	pure contempt	pure compliment
similar	similar contempt	similar compliment
genuine	genuine contempt	genuine compliment
Other adjectives: simple, actual, real, great, enormous, greater.

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