Contempt and Honour

Opposite meaning words

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

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Honour is an antonym for contempt in scorn topic.

Honour noun - The quality of being honorable and having a good name.

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Contempt is an antonym for honour in acclaim topic.

Nearby Words: honor, honorable, honourable, honored, honoured

high	high contempt	high honour
special	special contempt	special honour
public	public contempt	public honour
real	real contempt	real honour
Other adjectives: great, enormous, traditional.

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