Thesaurus:contempt

Thesaurus

contempt

English

Noun

Sense: the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless

Synonyms

• contempt
• despect
• despiciency (obsolete)
• despisal
• despisement
• disdain
• scorn

Antonyms

• honor
• respect
• reverence
• sympathy
• veneration

See also

• Thesaurus:despise
• Thesaurus:ridicule
• Thesaurus:cheeky
• Thesaurus:bah

Further reading

• “930. contempt” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “contempt” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.