disdainful
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Synonyms & Antonyms for disdainful
Synonyms
abhorrent, contemptuous, scornful
Antonyms
admiring, applauding, appreciative, approving
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Wang Yiwei, a professor of international relations at the Renmin University, shares a similarly disdainful view. — Anna Fifield, Washington Post, "A year into the trade war, China learns to ride out Trump’s turbulence," 27 Aug. 2019 Amash’s admonishments of Trump on Twitter predictably draw tut-tutting or disdainful silence from the right, while also endearing himself to the left. — Lucy Steigerwald, The New Republic, "Justin Amash and the Libertarian Future," 29 July 2019 But other parties in Northern Ireland, particularly Sinn Fein, are disdainful of the DUP for doing the new British prime minister’s bidding on Brexit. — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, "First job for new leader of the United Kingdom: Keeping the kingdom united," 2 Aug. 2019 Stewart was a student of Yousuf Karsh, best known for his portrait of an disdainful Winston Churchill. — Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, "Chuck Stewart exhibit in Orlando puts eye on jazz greats," 10 June 2019 Never mind that Putin presides over a regime rife with corruption, willing to murder opponents, and disdainful of moral values. — Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, "Rubin: How President Trump got trolled by Russian President Putin," 1 July 2019 These men also tend to be lonely and disdainful of others. — Kate Stone Lombardi, Good Housekeeping, "Studies Show Boys Who Are Close to Their Mothers Do Better, Physically and Psychologically," 30 Apr. 2019 Some of Trump’s other cabinet picks were openly disdainful of their agencies. — Umair Irfan, Vox, "Ryan Zinke to resign as Interior Secretary at the end of the year," 15 Dec. 2018 Since Kim took power after his father's death more than six years ago, Chinese officials and experts have become increasingly disdainful of him for ignoring Beijing's entreaties to halt his nuclear weapons and ballistic missile tests. — Author: Steven Lee Myers, Jane Perlez, Anchorage Daily News, "Kim Jong Un met Xi Jinping in secret visit, China says," 28 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disdainful.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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