scornful (Meaning)
scornful (s)
expressing extreme contempt
scornful (a.)
Full of scorn or contempt; contemptuous; disdainful.
Treated with scorn; exciting scorn.
Synonyms & Antonyms of scornful
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Synonyms:
- saucy
- discourteous
- brassy
- brazen
- insolent
- snobbish
- supercilious
- spiteful
- cavalier
- pretentious
- disrespectful
- cheeky
- sassy
- hateful
- impudent
- cocky
- brash
- haughty
- nasty
- impertinent
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- malevolent
- self-important
- prideful
- pompous
- superior
- uppish
- bold-faced
- mean
- high-hat
- highfalutin
- hifalutin
- despiteful
- lordly
- malignant
- malign
- sniffish
- lofty
- high-handed
- catty
- uppity
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No weak antonyms found.
scornful Sentence Examples
- The scornful gaze of the onlookers made her feel worthless.
- The king's scornful words cut deeper than any sword.
- Her classmates' scornful laughter humiliated her in front of the whole class.
- The politician's scornful tone suggested he had no respect for his opponents.
- The professor's scornful dismissal of her thesis crushed her dreams of an academic career.
- The judge's scornful demeanor intimidated the defendant.
- The critic's scornful review panned the movie as a complete failure.
- The scornful remarks of her ex-boyfriend still haunted her years later.
- The scornful expression on his face betrayed his true feelings.
- The therapist's scornful attitude prevented her from fully opening up about her trauma.
FAQs About the word scornful
expressing extreme contemptFull of scorn or contempt; contemptuous; disdainful., Treated with scorn; exciting scorn.
disdainful, fresh,contemptuous, cruel, malicious, abhorrent, arrogant, saucy, discourteous, brassy
appreciative, deferential, deferential, appreciative, respectful, respectful, courteous, applauding, polite,admiring
The scornful gaze of the onlookers made her feel worthless.
The king's scornful words cut deeper than any sword.
Her classmates' scornful laughter humiliated her in front of the whole class.
The politician's scornful tone suggested he had no respect for his opponents.
