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nascent

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open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or concern //loutish tourists who are contemptuous of the ways and traditions of their host countries
Synonyms
abhorrent disdainful scornful
Related Words
bold-faced brash brassy brazen cheeky cocky discourteous disrespectful fresh impertinent impudent insolent sassy saucy
arrogant cavalier highfalutin (also hifalutin) high-handed high-hat pretentious uppish uppity
haughty lofty lordly prideful sniffish snobbish supercilious
pompous self-important superior
catty cruel despiteful hateful malevolent malicious malign malignant mean nasty spiteful
Near Antonyms
deferential regardful respectful
accepting tolerant
courteous polite
Antonyms
admiring applauding appreciative approving
  • intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value //contemptuous comments about the baseball team's pathetic showings
    Synonyms
    belittling decrying degrading demeaning denigrative denigratory deprecatory depreciative depreciatory derisory derogative derogatory detractive disdainful disparaging pejorative scornful slighting uncomplimentary
    Related Words
    aspersing calumnious defamatory insulting libelous (or libellous) maligning slandering slanderous vilifying