Synonyms & related words for scornful

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of scornful — including contemptuous, disdainful, derisive, sneering, contumelious, scoffing. 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 scornful

Explore words related to scornful — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include scorner, fleeringly, scorns, derisible, gibingly, derisiveness, derision, scornfully. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for scornful

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

Where does scornful come from?

The word scornful breaks down into 2 roots of Old French and English origin: scorn, from Old French escharnir (“mock, deride”); and -ful, from English -full (“full of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.