scorn synonyms

scorn

v.

  1. To treat with scorn

    hold in contempt, despise, disdain; see despise, hate 1.

  2. To refuse as a matter of principle

    ignore, flout, defy, spurn, repudiate, reject, turn the back upon, avoid, shun, renounce; see also confute, refuse, refute.

    Antonyms acknowledge*, accept*, welcome. See syn. study at despise.despise.

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