scorns

NOUN

contempt toward something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

derision disdain mockery ridicule sarcasm sneer

STRONG

contemptuousness contumely despisal despite disparagement disregard jeering scoffing slight sport taunting teasing

WEAK

despisement scornfulness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

flattery praise respect

STRONG

compliment

WEAK

approval delight pleasure

VERB

hold in contempt; look down on

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abhor defy deride despise disdain disregard flout hate ignore mock refute reject repudiate ridicule shun spurn taunt

STRONG

avoid confute contemn gibe refuse renounce slight sneer trash

WEAK

be above consider beneath one make fun of put down run down scoff at turn back on turn nose up at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept admire approve cherish compliment esteem flatter like love note pay attention praise ratify regard respect sanction

STRONG

allow

Example Sentences

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More than once Mr. Vance scorns elite “strivers” and purports to feel shame that he once tried hard to gain admittance to their circles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Martinique official Serge Letchimy hailed a vote that he said had come "to shatter a system that tramples on the truth, absolves the guilty, and scorns the victims".

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

And she consistently scorns consideration of congressional intent.

From Slate • Jul. 31, 2023

Beverly resents Baneatta’s attitude of superiority; Baneatta, whose tenured professorship seems to be in Disapproval Studies, scorns Beverly’s down-market outfits and outlook.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2021

I tells them how it happened in a dream, but they scorns me.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison