Contemptible
Contemptible adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.
Distasteful and contemptible are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Distasteful" instead an adjective "Contemptible".
Distasteful
Distasteful adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Usage example: the distasteful nature of his job as a bill collector
Contemptible and distasteful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contemptible" instead an adjective "Distasteful".
Nearby Word: distaste
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obnoxious and contemptible
- obnoxious and distasteful
- repulsive and contemptible
- repulsive and distasteful
- foul and contemptible
- foul and distasteful
- unpleasant and contemptible
- unpleasant and distasteful
- loathsome and contemptible
- loathsome and distasteful
- offensive and contemptible
- offensive and distasteful
- disgusting and contemptible
- disgusting and distasteful
Both words in one sentence
- Megabyte: What you did was slimy, contemptible and downright distasteful.
Source: Arson, Murder, and Admiration -
He's willing to, as he puts it, "tell people what they want to hear" to earn their funding and assistance in his research, and as a result uses methods which range from merely questionable and distasteful to downright contemptible and monstrous.
Source: Literature / Kitty Norville
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