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Synonyms of scorn

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Another word for scorn is despise. Other synonyms of scorn are scoff, jibe, spurn, flout and gird.

Synonyms and similar words for scorn

verbTo feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.

  • contemn
  • disdain
  • disrespectTo show a lack of respect to someone or something.
  • despiseTo regard with contempt or scorn.
  • disesteemTo hold little or no esteem for; to consider worthless.
  • look down onTo regard or treat as inferior.
  • misrespectTo show improper respect to or for; disrespect.
  • spurnTo reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn.
  • floutTo express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
  • girdTo jeer at.
  • jibeTo reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.
  • scoffTo jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.
  • despect archaicTo hold in contempt, to despise, to look down on, to scorn.
  • fleer archaicTo make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn.
  • jeer archaicTo utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.

verbTo scoff, to express contempt.

  • derideTo laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
  • mock
  • ridiculeTo criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of.
  • sneerTo raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn.
  • laugh atTo scorn or tease; to evince contempt or pity for someone, usually contrasted with laugh with.

Meaning of scorn

  1. verb To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.
  2. verb To reject, turn down with disdain.
  3. verb To refuse to do something, as beneath oneself.

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Questions about synonyms of scorn

What is another word for scorn?
Scorn has 20 synonyms on Word.ws, such as despise, scoff, jibe, spurn, flout, gird and disrespect.
What does scorn mean?
Scorn means to feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.

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