Contemptuous
Contemptuous adjective - Feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or concern.
Detracting and contemptuous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Detracting" instead an adjective "Contemptuous".
Detracting
Contemptuous and detracting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contemptuous" instead an adjective "Detracting".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- critical and contemptuous
- critical and detracting
- offensive and contemptuous
- offensive and detracting
- sarcastic and contemptuous
- sarcastic and detracting
- derisive and contemptuous
- derisive and detracting
- irreverent and contemptuous
- irreverent and detracting
- deprecatory and contemptuous
- deprecatory and detracting
- depreciative and contemptuous
- depreciative and detracting
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Detracting and Contemptuous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contemptuous/detracting
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