Contempt and Sympathy

Opposite meaning words

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

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Sympathy is an antonym for contempt in disdain topic.

Sympathy noun - Sorrow or the capacity to feel sorrow for another's suffering or misfortune.

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Contempt is an antonym for sympathy.

pure	pure contempt	pure sympathy
equal	equal contempt	equal sympathy
public	public contempt	public sympathy
certain	certain contempt	certain sympathy
Other adjectives: seeming, genuine, deep, strong, actual, real, massive, great, general, universal, mutual, outright, immense, growing, occasional, increasing.

Yet despite that, all his sympathy points are shot to hell, and players look at him with A LOT of contempt.

Source: The Scrappy / Video Games
Reactions range from sympathy to contempt.

Source: Literature / Kiln People

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