Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb scorn

2 senses of scorn

Sense 1
contemn, despise, scorn, disdain -- (look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately")
       => hate, detest -- (dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians")

Sense 2
reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down -- (reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances")
       => refuse, decline -- (show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike")

Antonyms of adj scorned

1 sense of scorned

Sense 1
despised, detested, hated, scorned -- (treated with contempt)

INDIRECT (VIA unloved) -> loved -- (held dear; "his loved companion of many years")

Similarity of adj scorned

1 sense of scorned

Sense 1
despised, detested, hated, scorned -- (treated with contempt)
       => unloved (vs. loved) -- (not loved)

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