Contemptuous
Contemptuous adjective - Feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or concern.
Egotistical and contemptuous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Egotistical" instead an adjective "Contemptuous".
Egotistical
Egotistical adjective - Characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance.
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Synonyms for Egotistical
Contemptuous and egotistical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contemptuous" instead an adjective "Egotistical".
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Related pairs
- self-important and contemptuous
- self-important and egotistical
- scornful and contemptuous
- scornful and egotistical
- insolent and contemptuous
- insolent and egotistical
- overbearing and contemptuous
- overbearing and egotistical
- snotty and contemptuous
- snotty and egotistical
- haughty and contemptuous
- haughty and egotistical
- snooty and contemptuous
- snooty and egotistical
Both words in one sentence
- Graves is egotistical and contemptuous of authority, and the Enterprise crew knows something is wrong almost immediately when "Data" starts displaying those qualities, but just not exactly what.
Source: Out-of-Character Alert - Instead of showing remorse, he is dismissive and contemptuous, and even has the audacity to call a City Elf player egotistical for not instantly getting over it.
Source: Hypocrite / Video Games - The British comic book character "The Spider" (the original version, not the 2000AD non-canon parody) who is egotistical, proud and inclined to be contemptuous of others.
Source: Anti Hero / Comic Books
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