as in slighting
intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value
disparaging comments about the lack of talent among the musical performers
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in dismissing
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
disparaged polo as a sport for the idle rich
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of disparaging
Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Prior to appearing on Cunningham's show on Monday, Huggins made more disparaging remarks about Xavier.
—Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 10 May 2023
Will Smith was given the Golden Raspberry Awards’ lone non-disparaging prize, with Smith earning the Redeemer Award after landing an actual Oscar nod for his role in King RIchard; Nicolas Cage and Jamie Dornan were also considered for the quasi-honor.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2022
As a former prosecutor in New York City and a professor of law at West Point, Tim Bakken believes that most people find solace in casting the most disparaging label possible upon an adversary.
—Howard Manly, The Conversation, 20 Dec. 2022
Scam victims could be called innocent to the misdeeds of the net, but being deemed gullible is the more disparaging and stubborn charge.
—Hannah Zeavin, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
Deputies said the victim was struck with a belt more than 50 times and was choked and called several disparaging names and other obscenities.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
Examples Of How To Respond Here are a few examples of how to describe leaving an unhealthy company culture without disparaging your previous employer.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Video edited to show assistant health secretary Levine has been the subject of misinformation and disparaging online comments throughout her career as assistant health secretary.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Musk’s disparaging comments about NASA and the success of his Falcon 9 rocket in fulfilling NASA contracts have space watchers wondering if Musk’s aim is to effectively replace NASA’s operational arms with his own company.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2024
Musk’s disparaging comments about NASA and the success of his Falcon 9 rocket in fulfilling NASA contracts have space watchers wondering if Musk’s aim is to effectively replace NASA’s operational arm with his own company.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 23 Nov. 2024
In response, bank officials sent employees a barrage of emails disparaging the idea and continued to oppose it in meetings between higher-ups and staff, according to interviews with workers and emails reviewed by The Times.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
But most gossip isn’t all that commonly disparaging.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
Adjective
The 2023 Economic Report Of The President published in March of 2023 was relatively disparaging of cryptoassets and DLTs.
—Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Prior to appearing on Cunningham's show on Monday, Huggins made more disparaging remarks about Xavier.
—Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 10 May 2023
Will Smith was given the Golden Raspberry Awards’ lone non-disparaging prize, with Smith earning the Redeemer Award after landing an actual Oscar nod for his role in King RIchard; Nicolas Cage and Jamie Dornan were also considered for the quasi-honor.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2022
As a former prosecutor in New York City and a professor of law at West Point, Tim Bakken believes that most people find solace in casting the most disparaging label possible upon an adversary.
—Howard Manly, The Conversation, 20 Dec. 2022
Scam victims could be called innocent to the misdeeds of the net, but being deemed gullible is the more disparaging and stubborn charge.
—Hannah Zeavin, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
Verb
The script swiftly navigates what could be sensitive waters, finding good-natured humor in the inflection points of Jewish and gentile relations without ever being disparaging.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
Deputies said the victim was struck with a belt more than 50 times and was choked and called several disparaging names and other obscenities.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
Examples Of How To Respond Here are a few examples of how to describe leaving an unhealthy company culture without disparaging your previous employer.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Video edited to show assistant health secretary Levine has been the subject of misinformation and disparaging online comments throughout her career as assistant health secretary.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Musk’s disparaging comments about NASA and the success of his Falcon 9 rocket in fulfilling NASA contracts have space watchers wondering if Musk’s aim is to effectively replace NASA’s operational arms with his own company.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2024
Musk’s disparaging comments about NASA and the success of his Falcon 9 rocket in fulfilling NASA contracts have space watchers wondering if Musk’s aim is to effectively replace NASA’s operational arm with his own company.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 23 Nov. 2024
In response, bank officials sent employees a barrage of emails disparaging the idea and continued to oppose it in meetings between higher-ups and staff, according to interviews with workers and emails reviewed by The Times.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
But most gossip isn’t all that commonly disparaging.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disparaging
Verb
-
Top Stories Just before Christmas, Biden egregiously commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 death row inmates, dismissing years of careful work by prosecutors, judges, and juries.The Editors, National Review, 6 Jan. 2025
-
The company stuck to its core DVD rental model while dismissing opportunities to innovate on the periphery.ByMargie Warrell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
-
This disastrous budget is even more insulting as Los Angeles County grapples with the devastation from four major fires.Bill Essayli, Orange County Register, 11 Jan. 2025
-
Hinchcliffe, who is not Puerto Rican, was just plain cruel, insulting and dehumanizing.David Plazas, The Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
-
This approach ensures a steady cash flow by minimizing overdue payments and reduces the risk of bad debt through proactive monitoring and segmentation.Ashish Srimal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
-
These designs enhance performance during long-range missions by minimizing drag, supporting higher speeds, and improving fuel efficiency.Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
Despite the incident and the derogatory remark, the FIA stated there would be no additional repercussions, indicating the matter is now closed, according to Motorsport.com.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
-
While my reviews tend to be more celebratory than derogatory, my favorite pastime is debating the pros and cons of restaurants.Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
-
However, as the FOMC has cut interest rates since last summer, that risk though material today, is diminishing.Simon Moore, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
-
The consequences could be catastrophic for content creators, diminishing their web traffic and revenue potential.Marc McCollum, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
-
Many of the jobs available to young and inexperienced workers are entry-level roles in the retail, restaurant and service industries, and these jobs are often talked about in a demeaning way.Brandon Busteed, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
-
Residents suddenly realized that Trump’s demeaning rhetoric about Haitian and Venezuelan immigrants could extend to them.Julia Preston, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
Verb
-
While most have become accustomed and perhaps even oblivious to McGregor’s online rants, openly criticizing a business partner is a little dicey.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
-
Shiney-Ajay said Harris should have spent additional time criticizing lawmakers—like Manchin and Congressional Republicans—who limited the administration's climate goals, using it as a chance to emphasize her intent to seek greater climate victories in the future.Alex J. Rouhandeh, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
That smell of vinegar is not just an alarm bell that these objects are destroying themselves but that the degrading polymer is taking down innocent bystanders as well.Sarah Everts, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2016
-
More than 2 million people in the U.S. lack indoor plumbing and more live with failing sewage systems that can result in waste backing up into homes or pooling on the ground, threatening public health and degrading basic dignity, the EPA said.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near disparaging
Cite this Entry
“Disparaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disparaging. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share