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disdained

ADJECTIVE

neglected

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decayed deserted ignored overlooked spurned undervalued unused unwanted

STRONG

abandoned affronted declined deferred depreciated despised deteriorated dismissed disregarded evaded forgotten lapsed omitted postponed scorned shunned underestimated

WEAK

cast aside passed over tossed aside unconsidered unheeded unwatched

Antonyms

WEAK

cared for considered heeded used well cared for well tended

Example Sentences

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And though life off the mountain didn’t always go smoothly, he disdained regret.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Planning is for weaklings, rational analysis is disdained, the amygdala and the gut replace the cerebral cortex.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Thomas Jefferson disdained the “artificial aristocracy” that marked governments before our own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

Part of the genius of the nonviolent Civil Rights Movement, which Johnson sometimes disdained but unquestionably drew power from, was that it made justice seem simple.

From Slate • May 19, 2025

Jule hadn’t seen Immie face to face with anyone she disdained until now.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

disdained

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