Scornful
Scornful adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.
Usage example: the tenant's complaints were met with the scornful observation that he expected too much for the rent he was paying
Uncomplimentary and scornful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Uncomplimentary" instead an adjective "Scornful".
Uncomplimentary
Uncomplimentary adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.
Usage example: an uncomplimentary description of the town in which the writer grew up
Scornful and uncomplimentary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Scornful" instead an adjective "Uncomplimentary".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- critical and scornful
- critical and uncomplimentary
- rude and scornful
- rude and uncomplimentary
- harsh and scornful
- harsh and uncomplimentary
- insulting and scornful
- insulting and uncomplimentary
- contemptuous and scornful
- contemptuous and uncomplimentary
- derisive and scornful
- derisive and uncomplimentary
- deprecatory and scornful
- deprecatory and uncomplimentary
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Uncomplimentary and Scornful. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/scornful/uncomplimentary
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