| Main Entry: | look down on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold in contempt |
Synonyms: |
abhor, contemn, despise, disdain, scorn, scout, sneer, spurn, turn nose up at |
Antonyms: |
approve, honor, laud, look up to, praise |
| Main Entry: | depreciate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | belittle, ridicule |
Synonyms: |
abuse, asperse, attack, calumniate, censure, clamor against, condemn, contemn, decry, defame, denigrate, denounce, deprecate, deride, derogate, detract, discount, discountenance, discredit, disgrace, disparage, dispraise, fault, find fault with, humble, knock, look down on, lower, malign, minimize, put down, rap, revile, roast, run down, scoff at, scorn, slam, slander, slight, slur, smear, sneer at, spurn, take down a peg, traduce, underestimate, underrate, undervalue, vilify |
Antonyms: |
approve, commend, compliment, exalt, laud, praise, recommend |
| Main Entry: | disapprove |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | condemn |
Synonyms: |
blame, censure, chastise, criticize, damn, decry, denounce, deplore, deprecate, detract, disallow, discommend, discountenance, disesteem, disfavor, dislike, dismiss, dispraise, expostulate, find fault with, find unacceptable, frown on, look askance at, look down on, nix, object to, oppose, pan, pass on, refuse, reject, remonstrate, reprehend, reprobate, reprove, set aside, slam, spurn, take dim view of, take exception to, turn down, veto, zing |
Antonyms: |
agree, approve, endorse, like, love, sanction |
| Main Entry: | disdain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scorn |
Synonyms: |
abhor, be allergic to, belittle, chill, contemn, deride, despise, disregard, hate, ignore, look down nose at, look down on, misprize, pooh-pooh, put down*, refuse, reject, scout, slight, sneer at, spurn, undervalue |
| Notes: | contempt is a more engaged, more involved feeling of disapproval than disdain |
Antonyms: |
admire, approve, esteem, favor, praise, respect |
| Main Entry: | dislike |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be antagonistic toward something; hate |
Synonyms: |
abhor, abominate, antipathize, avoid, be allergic to, be averse to, be turned off to, bear malice toward, condemn, contemn, deplore, despise, detest, disapprove, disesteem, disfavor, disrelish, eschew, execrate, grossed out on, have hard feelings, have no stomach for, have no taste for, loathe, look down on, lose interest in, make faces at, mind, not appreciate, not care for, not endure, not feel like, not take kindly to, object to, regret, resent, scorn, shudder at, shun |
Antonyms: |
approve, like, love |
| Main Entry: | hate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dislike very strongly |
Synonyms: |
abhor, abominate, allergic to, anathematize, be disgusted with, be hostile to, be loath, be reluctant, be repelled by, be sick of, be sorry, bear a grudge against, can't stand, contemn, curse, deprecate, deride, despise, detest, disapprove, disdain, disfavor, disparage, down on, execrate, feel malice to, have an aversion to, have enough of, have no use for, loathe, look down on, nauseate, not care for, object to, recoil from, scorn, shudder at, shun, spit upon, spurn |
Antonyms: |
like, love |
| Main Entry: | patronize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | condescend |
Synonyms: |
be gracious to, be lofty, be overbearing, deign, favor, indulge, look down on, pat on the back, snub, stoop, talk down to, toss a few crumbs, treat as inferior, treat badly, treat like a child |
Antonyms: |
be humble, be modest |
| Main Entry: | sneer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mock, condemn |
Synonyms: |
affront, belittle, burlesque, caricature, crack, curl one's lip at, decry, deride, detract, disdain, disparage, dump, fleer, flout, gibe, gird, give Bronx cheer, grin, hold in contempt, hold up to ridicule, insult, jeer, jest, lampoon, laugh at, leer, look down on, put down, quip at, rally, rank out, ridicule, satirize, scoff, scorn, slam, slight, smile, sneeze at, sniff at, snigger, swipe, taunt, travesty, turn up one's nose, twit, underrate |
Antonyms: |
compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | spurn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | turn away; ignore |
Synonyms: |
air, contemn, cut, decline, despise, disapprove, disdain, dismiss, disregard, drop, dump, flout, flush*, give the cold shoulder, hold in contempt, look down on, nix, not hear of, pass by, rebuff, refuse, reject, reprobate, repudiate, repulse, scoff, scorn, slight, sneer, sneeze at, snub, steer clear, turn down, turn nose up at |
Antonyms: |
embrace, want, welcome |
| Main Entry: | mislike |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dislike |
Synonyms: |
abhor, abominate, antipathize, avoid, be allergic to, be averse to, be turned off to, bear malice toward, condemn, contemn, deplore, despise, detest, disapprove, disesteem, disfavor, disrelish, eschew, execrate, grossed out on, have hard feelings, have no stomach for, have no taste for, have no use for, loathe, look down on, lose interest in, make faces at, mind, not appreciate, not care for, not endure, not feel like, not take kindly to, object to, regret, resent, scorn, shudder at, shun |