patronizingly Antonyms
Strongest:
- sheepish
- subdued
- shrinking
- shrinking
- timid
- bashful
- lowly
- shy
- modest
- humble
- lowly
- subdued
- sheepish
- shy
- unpretentious
- humble
- timid
- modest
- bashful
- unpretentious
Strong:
- unaggressive
- diffident
- unassuming
- deferential
- submissive
- passive
- introverted
- compliant
- compliant
- yielding
- meek
- passive
- acquiescent
- unarrogant
- unarrogant
- quiet
- unobtrusive
- submissive
- yielding
- unaggressive
- cringing
- diffident
- unobtrusive
- mousy
- demure
- unassertive
- meek
- deferential
- quiet
- demure
- unassuming
- introverted
- mousy
- acquiescent
- cringing
- unassertive
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- chesty
- pontificating
- saucy
- arrogant
- cocky
- dominating
- sniffy
- swaggering
- magisterial
- bumptious
- uppity
- bossy
- boastful
- supercilious
- egotistical
- impertinent
- impudent
- pretentious
- high-and-mighty
- snooty
- snobbish
- bombastic
- cavalier
- snobby
- pompous
- pontifical
- haughty
- high-handed
- conceited
- uppish
- presumptuous
- assumptive
- hifalutin
- huffy
- authoritarian
Weak:
- imperious
- self-flattering
- lordly
- stiff-necked
- egocentric
- blustery
- narcissistic
- vainglorious
- hubristic
- prideful
- self-promoting
- egotistic
- blusterous
- vain
- complacent
- self-assertive
- braggart
- presuming
- self-satisfied
- unreserved
- superior
- peremptory
- self-conceited
- stuck-up
- self-loving
- overweening
- braggy
- brash
- self-asserting
- smug
- self-pleased
- egoistic
- lofty
- proud
- self-affected
- uninhibited
- high-hat
- huffish
- toploftical
- extraverted
- self-centered
- immodest
- extroverted
- self-complacent
- important
- egoistical
- toplofty
- bragging
- masterful
- self-applauding
- highfalutin
- orgulous
Meaning of patronizingly
patronizingly (r)
with condescension; in a patronizing manner
patronizingly Sentence Examples
- The boss spoke patronizingly to his employees, treating them like children.
- The professor's patronizingly tone towards the students undermined their confidence.
- The sales assistant offered her help patronizingly, assuming the customer was unable to make a decision.
- The older sibling spoke patronizingly to the younger one, belittling their accomplishments.
- The neighbor's patronizingly comments on the gardening skills made the entire neighborhood uncomfortable.
- The tour guide spoke patronizingly to the group, assuming they knew nothing about the city.
- The doctor's patronizingly manner towards the patient made them feel belittled.
- The politician's patronizingly speech alienated his audience, who felt dismissed.
- The social worker spoke patronizingly to the family, treating them as if they were incapable of making their own decisions.
- The boss's patronizingly gestures towards the employees made them question their own abilities.
FAQs About the word patronizingly
with condescension; in a patronizing manner
disdainful, dominant, domineering,condescending, chesty, pontificating, saucy,arrogant, cocky, dominating
sheepish, subdued, shrinking, shrinking, timid, bashful, lowly, shy, modest,humble
The boss spoke patronizingly to his employees, treating them like children.
The professor's patronizingly tone towards the students undermined their confidence.
The sales assistant offered her help patronizingly, assuming the customer was unable to make a decision.
The older sibling spoke patronizingly to the younger one, belittling their accomplishments.
