Synonyms & related words for contemnible

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Words related to contemnible

Explore words related to contemnible — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include contemn, despisable, indignify, contemptibility, contemptibleness, despisal, vilipend, despise. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does contemnible come from?

The word contemnible breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: con-, from Latin cum (“altogether, intensive”); temn, from Latin temnere (“to despise, scorn”); and -ible, from Latin ibilis (“able to be”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.