Need another word that means the same as “contemptuous”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “contemptuous” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Contemptuous” are: disdainful, insulting, scornful, disrespectful, insolent, full of contempt
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “contemptuous” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| disdainful | Showing contempt or lack of respect. Some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines. |
| disrespectful | Exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous. A deeply disrespectful attitude towards women. |
| full of contempt | Containing as much or as many as is possible or normal. |
| insolent | Unrestrained by convention or propriety. She hated the insolent tone of his voice. |
| insulting | Expressing extreme contempt. Insulting remarks. |
| scornful | Feeling or expressing contempt or derision. The opposition were scornful of the Prime Minister s proposal. |
| abusive | Extremely offensive and insulting. An abusive relationship. |
| curt | Brief and to the point; effectively cut short. A response so curt as to be almost rude. |
| discourteous | Lacking social graces. A distant and at times discourteous young. |
| dismissive | Feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consideration. They took dismissive action after the third violation. |
| disrespectful | Neither feeling nor showing respect. Remarks disrespectful of the law. |
| flippant | Showing inappropriate levity. A flippant remark. |
| frivolity | Lack of seriousness; light-heartedness. A night of fun and frivolity. |
| immodest | Lacking humility or decency. Brash immodest boasting. |
| impolite | Not polite. It would have been impolite to refuse. |
| impropriety | The condition of being improper. She was scandalized at the impropriety of the question. |
| impudent | Improperly forward or bold. An impudent boy given to insulting strangers. |
| indelicate | Lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct. An indelicate remark. |
| indignity | An affront to one’s dignity or self-esteem. The indignity of needing financial help. |
| insolent | Marked by casual disrespect. The modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress. |
| insult | A thing so worthless or contemptible as to be offensive. The present offer is an absolute insult. |
| insulting | Disrespectful or scornfully abusive. Insulting remarks. |
| irreverent | Showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously. She is irreverent about the whole business of politics. |
| mocking | Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule. Her mocking smile. |
| pejorative | Expressing contempt or disapproval. Permissiveness is used almost universally as a pejorative term. |
| rude | Belonging to an early stage of technical development characterized by simplicity and often crudeness. Isabel had always been in rude health. |
| rudely | In an impolite manner. A stream of light in my eyes rudely awakened me. |
| sarcastic | Expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds. I think they re being sarcastic. |
| scornful | Expressing extreme contempt. Scornful laughter. |
| slander | A false and malicious spoken statement. I ve had just about all I can stomach of your slanders. |
| sneering | The action of smiling or speaking in a contemptuous or mocking manner. He made a sneering comment about their closeness. |
| snide | (of a person) devious and underhand. Snide remarks about my mother. |
| teasing | Playful vexation. A teasing and persistent thought annoyed him. |
| uncivil | Lacking civility or good manners- Willa Cather. Want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue. |
| uninterested | Having no care or interest in knowing. An uninterested voice. |
| withering | Making light of- W.S.Gilbert. Protective cover to escape withering heat. |
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