looked down on

VERB

hold in contempt

Synonyms

WEAK

abhor contemn despise disdain scorn scout sneer spurn turn nose up at

Antonyms

WEAK

approve honor laud look up to praise

Example Sentences

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Christ never looked down on itinerants, famously saying, “The Son of man hath not where to lay his head.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

During the cloud disruption two decades ago, many incumbent enterprise software makers looked down on a host of new browser-based applications.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

“She looked down on people she didn’t agree with.”

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

Being so focused on industry means for a long time “they kind of looked down on tourism,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

The Chevalier looked down on the slow-moving millions on the floor of the land of the dead, all drifting after that bright and living spark Lyra Silvertongue.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman