Contemptuous
Contemptuous adjective - Feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or concern.
Wounding and contemptuous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wounding" instead an adjective "Contemptuous".
Wounding
Wounding adjective - Causing physical or especially psychological injury.
Contemptuous and wounding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contemptuous" instead an adjective "Wounding".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and contemptuous
- mean and wounding
- cutting and contemptuous
- cutting and wounding
- rude and contemptuous
- rude and wounding
- offensive and contemptuous
- offensive and wounding
- uncivil and contemptuous
- uncivil and wounding
- insulting and contemptuous
- insulting and wounding
- sarcastic and contemptuous
- sarcastic and wounding
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Wounding and Contemptuous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contemptuous/wounding
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Wounding or Contemptuous. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contemptuous/wounding.
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