Contemptuousness and Deification
Opposite meaning words
Contemptuousness
Contemptuousness noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.
Usage example: a glance filled with unrestrained contemptuousness for the rest of us
Deification is an antonym for contemptuousness.
Deification
Deification noun - Excessive admiration of or devotion to a person.
Contemptuousness is an antonym for deification.
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Deification and Contemptuousness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contemptuousness/deification
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