scornful
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Synonyms
abhorrent, contemptuous, disdainful
Antonyms
admiring, applauding, appreciative, approving
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Gorsuch writes clear opinions that are easy to read, but without the sarcastic jabs and scornful put-downs that were characteristic of Scalia. — David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, "Justice Gorsuch book touts Scalia’s views and civility in the Trump era," 9 Sep. 2019 After all, Pakistan is scornful of India’s own NFU pledge, just as America is sceptical of China’s. — The Economist, "Should America rule out first use of nuclear weapons?," 15 Aug. 2019 Multiple investigations are underway examining whether the FBI acted properly during the Russia investigation, and Strzok remains a frequent target of Trump’s scornful tweets. — Eric Tucker, BostonGlobe.com, "Peter Strzok sues FBI for firing him over anti-Trump texts," 6 Aug. 2019 Lou is his father, once so distant and scornful of his fragile son, now softer and benign, proffering unwanted gifts that Sedaris has learned are easier for all concerned to accept with grace. — Alan Cumming, New York Times, "David Sedaris Has a New Essay Collection. It Changed Alan Cumming’s Whole Worldview.," 25 May 2018 By then the family estate was his; the artist-rebel had become a devout Roman Catholic and vehement Provençal nativist, scornful of Paris, though glad for its approval. — New York Times, "They Suffered for Their Cézanne Portraits," 20 June 2018 Others see it as an appropriately scornful term for a woman who was barely literate, left little for other women to emulate and led the bankrupt Qing dynasty to its downfall in a country whose government remains as male-dominated as ever. — New York Times, "Was This Powerful Chinese Empress a Feminist Trailblazer?," 10 July 2018 Though the American middle class was still scornful of the whole idea of movies (and suspicious of their moral effects), Griffith had done much to improve the reputation of the upstart industry. — Longreads, "When the Movies Went West," 15 May 2018 Faced with angry alumni and a scornful public, Nikias managed to settle the crisis with calls for more transparency and tougher ethical standards. — Thomas Curwen, latimes.com, "Nikias' tenure as USC president was marked by growth and scandal," 26 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'scornful.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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