Pompous
Scornful
Scornful adjective - Feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or concern.
Usage example: the actress gave the paparazzi a scornful glare before breezing on by them
Pompous and scornful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pompous" instead an adjective "Scornful".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- lofty and pompous
- lofty and scornful
- self-important and pompous
- self-important and scornful
- contemptuous and pompous
- contemptuous and scornful
- overbearing and pompous
- overbearing and scornful
- haughty and pompous
- haughty and scornful
- snooty and pompous
- snooty and scornful
- pretentious and pompous
- pretentious and scornful
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