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
Malice and contemptuousness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Malice" instead a noun "Contemptuousness".
Malice
Malice noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Contemptuousness and malice are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contemptuousness" instead a noun "Malice".
Nearby Word: malicious
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- animosity and contemptuousness
- animosity and malice
- gall and contemptuousness
- gall and malice
- sarcasm and contemptuousness
- sarcasm and malice
- dislike and contemptuousness
- dislike and malice
- antipathy and contemptuousness
- antipathy and malice
- umbrage and contemptuousness
- umbrage and malice
- pique and contemptuousness
- pique and malice
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Malice and Contemptuousness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contemptuousness/malice
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Malice or Contemptuousness. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contemptuousness/malice.
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