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Verb
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To treat or regard with contempt
disdain
scorn
slight
deride
despise
dis
disregard
disrespect
diss
high-hat
snoot
snub
undervalue
hate
mock
revile
spurn
jeer at
sneeze at
sniff at
walk over
feel contempt for
look down on
scoff at
treat with contempt
thumb one's nose at
look down one's nose at
look down upon
reject
put down
blank
ostracizeUS
ostraciseUK
straight-arm
freeze someone out
send to Coventry
turn your back on
pretend not to see
look straight through someone
humiliate
humble
shame
mortify
scratch
scold
snob
swank
ice
duck
censure
coldshoulder
boycott
rebuke
burr
act cool
give someone a slap in the face
put the chill on
give the brushoff
look coldly upon
pass up
ice out
kick in the teeth
more ❯
“I have a husband who makes war upon me because I contemn his bed and board.”
Verb
▲
To belittle or express disapproval of
dismiss
belittle
deprecate
disparage
denigrate
decry
scorn
depreciate
deride
diminish
disdain
minimiseUK
minimizeUS
derogate
mock
ridicule
vilipend
diss
discount
trash
dis
gibe
gird
jeer
scoff
taunt
twit
bad-mouth
pooh-pooh
poor-mouth
trash-talk
run down
scoff at
play down
put down
sneer at
talk down
cry down
josh
jive
needle
caricature
whistle
jape
travesty
haze
send up
wind up
burlesque
affront
joke
parody
mimic
chiack
fun
laugh
shout
goof on
sling off at
make a monkey out of
bait
drown out
howl down
outrage
hound
fool
guy
wisecrack
gag
gibe at
spoof
raz
cartoon
make jokes about
be sarcastic about
spit
rasp
whirr
disapprove
whisper
seethe
siss
blow
pull one's leg
howl
shriek
hassle
offend
bother
goad
disrespect
yuck
yuk
pick on
provoke
crack
swipe
dump
grin
leer
snigger
take off
sledge
shuck
ignore
slap
show up
have on
show contempt for
takeoff
expose
unmask
slang
smoke
sniff at
quip at
hold in contempt
rank out
sneeze at
make a monkey of
turn up one's nose
make a game of
rail at
make a laughing-stock
take the mickey
give Bronx cheer
thumb nose at
snicker
smile
swish
sizzle
whoosh
wheeze
fizz
shrill
fizzle
whiz
poke
holler
raspberry
carp
caricaturize
pasquinade
squib
buffoon
curl one's lip
hoax
poke borak at
pull somebody's leg
wind someone up
fun at
sibilate
yell
cry
give the bird to
flame
amuse
flip
pull someone's chain
mess around
pull someone's leg
prank
divert
entertain
fool about
fool around
whoop
scream
get at
play a prank
reproach
upbraid
tantalizeUS
tantaliseUK
twitter
play a practical joke
pun
sally
expose to ridicule
swipe at
hold up to shame
defy
imitate
utter catcalls
susurrate
rustle
murmur
do
guffaw
roar
make someone a laughing stock
laugh out of court
ape
copy
have a joke with
disregard
violate
wound
mime
distort
pervert
do a takeoff of
impersonate
twist
misrepresent
sheikhUK
do an impression of
sheikUS
exaggerate
libel
contravene
rebel against
disobey
break
go against
infringe
breach
cry out
snub
disrupt
infract
repudiate
refuse to obey
be contemptuous of
transgress against
treat with disdain
impugn
injure
fail to observe
commit a breach of
be in breach of
set at naught
fail to comply with
laugh in the face of
kick against
fly in the face of
hurt
mortify
rebuff
pester
be rude to
cause offence to
miscall
displease
shun
call someone names
make cutting remarks about
say contemptuously
turn your nose up at
turn up your nose
curl one's lip at
cast aspersions on
plague
discomfit
bully
faze
disconcert
badger
harass
disturb
worry
rattle
embarrass
chivy
give offence to
step on one's toes
irritate
curse
upset
disoblige
annoy
cut dead
debase
hurt someone's feelings
blister
treat disrespectfully
abase
aggravate
give someone the cold-shoulder
vex
degrade
cut to the quick
butt in
make game of
shout catcalls at
more ❯
Verb
▲
To say defamatory things about someone or something
vilify
insult
slight
calumniate
condemn
rubbish
asperse
defame
lambaste
malign
slander
traduce
discredit
impugn
stigmatiseUK
stigmatizeUS
vilipend
abuse
bad-mouth
berate
cast aspersions on
decry
denigrate
disparage
fulminate against
inveigh against
knock
libel
pour scorn on
rail against
revile
slate
smear
speak evil of
vituperate
bash
hammer
skewer
spread lies about
attack
bag
belittle
blacken
censure
criticiseUK
criticizeUS
debase
denounce
derogate
do down
dump on
monster
pan
pillory
pull apart
pummelledUK
pummelUS
roast
run down
slam
slur
assail
blacken the name of
blacken the reputation of
blister
bring into disrepute
caluminate
conduct a smear campaign against
curse
cuss
demoniseUK
demonizeUS
dig
hit out at
jinx
jump on
lay into
mistreat
mudsling
rap
flay
reprobate
lace into
besmirch
rag
pitch into
rake over the coals
arraign
pull up
rant at
score
keelhaul
vituperate against
pick holes in
sling mud at
give a talking-to
rail at
baste
maul
denunciate
scandalizeUS
animadvert on
jaw
wig
scandaliseUK
shoot down
give someone what for
give a piece of one's mind
come down on
let someone have it
detract
sledge
injure
anathematize
ream
blacken the character of
row
trim
give a bad press to
take apart
give some stick to
give someone a caning
give someone a mouthful
give someone a telling-off
give someone a wigging
give a rocket
give something a bad press
give someone an earful
tick off
lay down the law
give someone a row
give someone a rating
lash out at
nag
taunt
cavil at
disapprove of
offend
swear at
badmouth
nitpick about
proscribe
deplore
undervalue
deride
scourge
underrate
give flak to
execrate
call names
do a number on
shout at
cuss out
bag on
degrade
skin
tarnish
pick to pieces
go for the jugular
lash into
villainize
send someone away with a flea in their ear
go on at
scoff at
drag through the mire
cast a slur on
put on the mat
give someone some stick
sneer at
put away
blow up
run a smear campaign against
take to the woodshed
slap down
fling mud at
fulminate
brand
devalue
be critical of
carp
demean
criticize unfairly
be spiteful towards
be unkind about
be malicious about
take
despise
speak of with disfavour
shellac
whip
beat
chew
call on the carpet
dress-down
bad mouth
give black eye
give tongue-lashing
give somebody a piece of one's mind
rap someone over the knuckles
destroy
poormouth
slap
scarify
drub
give someone a carpeting
eat out
criticize hatefully
give one hell
blow up at
jump all over
hurl insults at
give comeuppance
knock off high horse
cut down to size
back-bite
disgrace
give something a battering
criticize severely
weigh into
give someone bondi
tear to pieces
backstab
gossip
lie
spite
dishonourUK
have a pop at
misrepresent
reject
frame
pronounce
punish
name
adjudge
dishonorUS
lie about
belie
trivializeUS
underestimate
ridicule
accuse falsely
tell lies about
cast slur on
put zingers on
put someone on the hot seat
crawl all over
put someone on the griddle
burn someone's ears
pin someone's ears back
send up
point finger at
hang something on
blow whistle on
send up the river
thumbs down on
pin it on
lay at one's door
let have it
disdain
soil
cast aspersion
harm
taint
take a swipe at
defile
pollute
stain
dirty
spatter
opprobriate
bespatter
befoul
blacken someone's name
sully
prosecute
declaim
persecute
oppress
minify
impeach
indict
mock
ride
zing
hose
miscall
sneer
lower
misprize
trivialiseUK
run something down
show up
declaim against
charge with
pooh-pooh
laugh off
treat lightly
laugh at
hold cheap
make light of
put hooks in
be rude to
blow off
cut down
cut to the quick
chasten
threap
caution
recriminate
charge
bushwhack
beset
tackle
sic
sick
strike
storm
assault
raid
rush
refute
expostulate
objurate
call someone names
preach
set on
turn on
dive into
fustigate
bring someone to book
have someone on the carpet
take someone to task
keep after
argue with
assault verbally
disagree with
go in on
pile in
start on
start in
take on
descend on
wade into
descend upon
wade in
pounce on
pounce upon
jump on one's case
bite someone's head off
snap someone's head off
jump down one's throat
more ❯
Verb
▲
To resist openly and boldly
defy
confront
face
beard
brave
resist
oppose
outface
withstand
brazen
breast
dare
disobey
disregard
flout
outbrave
spurn
deride
despise
front
gibe
insult
meet head-on
outdare
provoke
rebel
repulse
ridicule
scorn
slight
stick
take on
venture
call someone's bluff
hang tough
hold out against
square up to
stand up to
stick fast
take a stand against
make my day
take one on
treat with contempt
fly in face of
put up a fight against
hurl defiance at
more ❯
Verb
▲
To give little or no attention to
disregard
ignore
overlook
discount
brush aside
forget
neglect
pass over
dismiss
omit
overpass
bypass
excuse
forgive
pardon
remit
shrug off
slur over
whitewash
blank
unheed
miss
unmind
gloss over
cold-shoulder
laugh off
let go
let pass
live with
paper over
set aside
tune out
write off
blink at
brush away
brush off
pay no attention to
pay no heed to
pay no mind
take no notice of
turn a deaf ear
turn a deaf ear to
gloze over
leave be
let off easy
shut eyes to
turn a blind eye
turn a blind eye to
wink at
leave out of account
look the other way
make light of
send to Coventry
take no account of
condone
slight
close your eyes to
snub
leave out
spurn
pass by
dispense with
minimizeUS
repudiate
exclude
drop
minimiseUK
play down
let ride
not take into consideration
pooh-pooh
waive
decline
cut
fail
miss out
deliberately ignore
put aside
connive at
flout
forgo
pass
skip over
refuse
disdain
rebuff
put behind you
eliminate
fail to notice
belittle
turn down
tolerate
throw out
give something a miss
underrate
disparage
undervalue
never mind
sink
escape
think no more of
be oblivious to
discharge
look through
forget about
look past
not take into account
pay no attention
cancel
shake off
cast aside
put out of your mind
scoff at
refuse to acknowledge
knock back
cut out
preclude
steer clear of
give someone the brush-off
look right through
close one's eyes to
dodge
prohibit
sidestep
disallow
sweep aside
trivializeUS
devalue
dispel
downplay
duck
vilipend
make allowances for
connive
spare
diminish
deny
trivialiseUK
shun
downgrade
shelve
cock a snook at
push aside
despise
get out of
reduce
shut your eyes to
flee
shy from
turn back on
let something ride
give up
disapprove
cop out of
lay aside
do without
wipe slate clean
deselect
nix
reprobate
let someone off with
fend off
negative
snout
stiff-arm
abstain from
give the cold shoulder
take no heed of
not hear of
cross out
say no to
give someone the go-by
give the brush
put down
take out
get rid of
balk at
leave off
freeze out
cut dead
tell someone where to get off
leave behind
not dwell on
take lightly
have no use for
avoid considering
close your eyes
be oblivious
pay no heed
enable
wink
sneeze at
blank over
make a joke of
erase from your mind
leave well enough alone
sweep something aside
pass something over
wave aside
cushion
laugh something off
leave
not choose
close the eyes to
disbelieve
circumvent
blink
undersell
short-circuit
treat lightly
doubt
disqualify
have no time for
palliate
withgo
obviate
prevent
override
indulge
lose track of
pretend not to notice
trample on
deodoriseUK
deodorizeUS
brush something aside
circumnavigate
hack
go over the head of
ride roughshod over
eschew
stop thinking about
give no credence to
consign to oblivion
take with a pinch of salt
lower
misheed
give absolution
grant amnesty
let off
bury the hatchet
suspend charges
grant a pardon to
skim over
blow off
rule out
shut the door on
slip up
slip up on
turn away
throw over
turn one's back on
bury
devaluate
depress
break
cheapen
mark down
attenuate
plead ignorance
put to one side
take
stomach
leave out of consideration
wave something aside
rule something out
repulse
except
write down
repel
skirt
treat with contempt
pour cold water on
throw cold water on
give a miss
play hooky
bunk off
let bygones be bygones
stand for
bear with
play past
let it go
take no notice
turn blind eye
pay no mind to
turn deaf ear
work around
ostracizeUS
let fall between the cracks
check
relinquish
renounce
put up with
roll with punches
go along with
overshoot
dance around
elude
wriggle out of
discourage
resist
bar
bury one's head in sand
ostraciseUK
grin and bear it
swim with the tide
turn blind eye to
fail to observe
let slip
fail to see
fail to spot
reckon without
take a loss on
deprecate
denigrate
oust
turn up one's nose
act cool
make unwelcome
withhold
disvalue
pussyfoot around
weasel out of
shake
tergiversate
get around
run away from
skirt round
eject
discredit
stave off
push back
ward off
beat off
keep at a distance
keep at bay
chide
rebuke
cross
put off
oppose
send away
put in one's place
reprove
hold off
tell off
lash out at
evict
delete
expel
understate
de-emphasize
underemphasize
slur
erase
do away with
abolish
give the slip to
duck-shove
keep one's distance from
go around
funk
lay low from
scorn
disclaim
disown
misjudge
lessen
misprize
not bother
count out
shut out
fail to include
fail to mention
factor out
fail to anticipate
fail to take account of
give the bum's rush
throw out on your ear
kick out
chuck out
turf out
boot out
send packing
minify
duck out of
shirk from
shuffle out of
finesse
scape
rate too low
dispose of
put a stop to
render needless
elope
run away
abscond
tell someone to get lost
banish
set no store by
look down on
not do justice to
hold cheap
sell short
set little store by
think too little of
do an injustice to
put an end to
knock something on the head
run off
scout
relegate
pass on
not heed
give the cold shoulder to
withhold from
desist from
give the thumbs down to
baulk at
not accept
refrain from
not take advantage of
kiss off
put away
have done with
laugh away
more ❯
Verb
▲
To feel distaste for or hostility towards
dislike
hate
loathe
abhor
despise
detest
scorn
shun
abominate
disfavourUK
disrelish
execrate
oppose
resent
deplore
disfavorUS
mislike
antipathize
condemn
deprecate
eschew
mind
reprove
discountenance
disesteem
regret
disapprove of
object to
be averse to
disagree with
find repellent
frown upon
recoil from
shrink from
shudder at
take exception to
frown on
have no liking for
hold in disfavour
don't like
find distasteful
find intolerable
not appreciate
not take kindly to
regard with disgust
regard with distaste
be repelled by
have an aversion to
look down on
not endure
be turned off to
be unable to abide
be unable to bear
be unable to stand
be unable to tolerate
lose interest in
take a dim view of
bear malice toward
be unable to stomach
grossed out on
have hard feelings
have no stomach for
have no taste
have no taste for
not care for
tsk-tsk
be allergic to
have a down on
not be able to bear
make faces at
tut about
tut over
tut-tut about
tut-tut over
disdain
spurn
dislike greatly
can't stand
be down on
have it in for
feel hostile towards
feel malice to
feel aversion towards
regard with contempt
bear a grudge against
feel revulsion towards
regard with repugnance
feel hostility to
feel aversion to
be revolted
be repulsed
be grossed out by
repudiate
decline
refuse
reject
revolt
feel repugnance towards
find disgusting
have a strong aversion to
can't bear
feel repugnance
have aversion to
not be able to stand
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