DESPISED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DESPISED?

Need another word that means the same as “despised”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “despised” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Despised” are: detested, hated, scorned

Despised as an Adjective

Definitions of "Despised" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “despised” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

  • Treated with dislike or contempt.

Synonyms of "Despised" as an adjective (3 Words)

detestedTreated with dislike or contempt.
hatedTreated with dislike or contempt.
scornedTreated with dislike or contempt.

Associations of "Despised" (30 Words)

angerFill someone with anger provoke anger in.
The news angered him.
barrackLodge in barracks.
The granary in which the platoons were barracked.
condemningContaining or imposing condemnation or censure.
contemnTreat or regard with contempt.
It lay in Deronda s nature usually to contemn the feeble.
contemptA manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous.
It is no wonder journalists are held in such contempt.
defianceIntentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude.
The demonstration was held in defiance of official warnings.
denunciationA public act of denouncing.
Denunciation of his reckless methods.
despiteLack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike.
She wanted neither favor nor despite.
disaffectionA state or feeling of being dissatisfied, especially with people in authority or a system of control.
There is growing disaffection with large corporations.
discourtesyAn impolite act or remark.
The fact that MPs were not kept informed was an extraordinary discourtesy.
discreditCause to be distrusted or disbelieved.
His explanation for the phenomenon was soon discredited.
disdainLook down on with disdain.
She remained standing pointedly disdaining his invitation to sit down.
disgustStrong feelings of dislike.
The sight filled her with disgust.
disreputeThe state of being held in low esteem by the public.
One of the top clubs in the country is bringing the game into disrepute.
disrespectA manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous.
A young brave who disrespects his elders.
floutOpenly disregard (a rule, law, or convention.
The advertising code is being flouted.
hatredThe emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action.
Racial hatred.
hostilityA hostile (very unfriendly) disposition.
He could not conceal his hostility.
indignityAn affront to one’s dignity or self-esteem.
The indignity of needing financial help.
insultA deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect.
He saw the book as a deliberate insult to the Church.
repugnanceIntense disgust.
Our repugnance at the bleeding carcasses.
repulsionThe force by which bodies repel one another.
People talk about the case with a mixture of fascination and repulsion.
ridiculeSubject to laughter or ridicule.
His theory was ridiculed and dismissed.
scoffAn object of ridicule.
Scoffs of disbelief.
scornRefuse to do something because one is too proud.
A letter scorning his offer of intimacy.
sickenGet sick.
The mold on the food sickened the diners.
sneeringThe action of smiling or speaking in a contemptuous or mocking manner.
Spoke in a sneering jeering manner.
snideDerogatory or mocking in an indirect way.
Makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one.
undisguisedPlain to see.
Undisguised curiosity.
witheringIntended to make someone feel humiliated; scornful.
The guns opened a withering fire.

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