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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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In a December 1904 message to Congress, Roosevelt disdained any “unmanly” inclination to a “peace of tyrannous terror, the peace of craven weakness, the peace of injustice.”

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

Netflix and its ilk once disdained ads as well as sports and other live-action programming; now they’re buying with both hands because such programming synergizes particularly well with advertising.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Its clunky and widely disdained Cybertruck is beginning to look like a lemon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

As a crypto category, memecoins are disdained even by many participants in the field.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

Does he remember this long-ago gesture, how he consoled me when Hamlet disdained my gift?

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

disdained

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