Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb slight
1 sense of slight
Sense 1
slight, cold-shoulder -- (pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance")
=> dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore -- (bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances")
Antonyms of adj slighting
1 sense of slighting
Sense 1
belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting -- (tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark")
INDIRECT (VIA uncomplimentary) -> complimentary -- (conveying or resembling a compliment; "a complimentary remark")
Similarity of adj slighting
1 sense of slighting
Sense 1
belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting -- (tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark")
=> uncomplimentary (vs. complimentary) -- (tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage)