Synonyms & related words for contemptuous

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of contemptuous — including disdainful, scornful, contumelious, insulting, supercilious, dismissive. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to contemptuous

Explore words related to contemptuous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include contemptuousness, contemptuously, disdain, disdainfully, contempt, scornfully, contemner, contemnible. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for contemptuous

Common synonyms for contemptuous include disdainful, scornful, contumelious, insulting, supercilious, dismissive, sneering, derisive — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does contemptuous come from?

The word contemptuous breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root tempt-, from Latin contemno (“scorn”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.