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
Despitefulness and contemptuousness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Despitefulness" instead a noun "Contemptuousness".
Despitefulness
Despitefulness noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.
Usage example: the undisguised despitefulness with which the fashion designer announces his “10 worst” list
Contemptuousness and despitefulness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contemptuousness" instead a noun "Despitefulness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- animosity and contemptuousness
- animosity and despitefulness
- disdain and contemptuousness
- disdain and despitefulness
- abuse and contemptuousness
- abuse and despitefulness
- scorn and contemptuousness
- scorn and despitefulness
- contempt and contemptuousness
- contempt and despitefulness
- derision and contemptuousness
- derision and despitefulness
- gall and contemptuousness
- gall and despitefulness
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Despitefulness and Contemptuousness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contemptuousness/despitefulness
Contemptuousness & Despitefulness. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contemptuousness/despitefulness>.
Despitefulness or Contemptuousness. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contemptuousness/despitefulness.
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